Landlord fights Seattle effort to seize site for new park
“Seattle landlord Hugh Sisley is fighting the city’s attempt to use eminent domain to take over one of his Roosevelt neighborhood properties and turn it into a park. Furthermore, Sisley says Mayor Ed Murray and…
Chicago land feud over Obama presidential library plan reflects familiar history
“With President Obama expected to choose the site for his library in coming months, Chicagoans have been engaged in a bitter fight over a proposal to place it in a public park. But this is…
Editorial: Don’t use eminent domain for canal trails
“The Bend Park & Recreation District should not seize private property to complete its trail system along canals in southeast Bend. It may never come to using eminent domain to take the property, but the…
Somerville pays $200k in eminent domain settlement
“Following a contentious trial in which city officials filed a restraining order against a developer’s father after he sent letters accusing Mayor Joe Curtatone of various crimes, the city will pay a $207,500 settlement to…
Edgartown considers purchase of Main Street mini-park
“The Edgartown Community Preservation Committee scheduled a hearing for Thursday, December 4, to review proposals for projects funded by the Community Preservation Act, including a $2.1 million plan to gain control of Alfred and Marjory…
City to offer $9.7M for park land
“The city of Hoboken will offer chemical giant BASF Corporation $9.7 million for three empty lots it hopes to eventually turn into a signature park for northwest Hoboken that would also be a cornerstone of…
No progress on Collins Park in Collinsville, eminent domain may be an option
“The Collinsville City Council will consider approving Harry Sterling as the attorney for possible litigation against Stone Wheel Inc., the last hurdle in the City’s plan to build a new Uptown park. Sterling, if approved,…
Councilman Jones under ‘bizarre’ eminent-domain fire in Germany Hill development lawsuit
“A developer’s nine-year attempt to construct housing on a strip of green space in Roxborough has devolved into a court battle over how much the city may have to pay for the land and his…
Biddeford Land with Notorious Past to be a Park
“A plot of land in Biddeford where a convicted murderer’s house once stood may soon be a park. The City Council is scheduled vote Tuesday on design plans for Williams Court Park’s expansion into the…
Colo. eminent domain case settled with $115,000 sale
“A contentious eminent domain case in which a local government sought to take private backcountry land for open space has been settled, with the landowners agreeing to a $115,000 sale. “To me, what just came…