Eminent domain may find new use to salvage urban homes
“Her lending bank, Wells Fargo, worked with her to modify the loan, bringing the monthly payments down by $49 a month. But the payments are still beyond her reach and her home is worth less…
Eminent Domain and Regulatory Takings: 2014 Update – A Webinar How to Successfully Represent & Protect Your Clients
“webinar Wednesday 14 August 2013 New Jersey is set to enact eminent domain reform soon. The U.S. Supreme Court recently limited a permitting authority’s ability to extract payments from a landowner for offsite improvements. Do…
Soccer fields for Bloomfield’s Lion Gate land?
“Though a common reframe, the issue could be winding down. After 90 minutes of public comment from a large contingent of Bloomfield Soccer Club parents and Mayor Raymond McCarthy’s initial skepticism, the council agreed to…
Dune Restoration Resolution Among Council’s Tuesday Business
“Toms River officials are set to introduce a resolution Tuesday urging all municipalities from the Manasquan to Barnegat Inlets to consider using eminent domain to ensure a substantial federal dune project can be completed. The…
Toms River council approves eminent domain resolution for dune project
“Belotta says she does not like the idea of eminent domain, but believes the work needs to be done. Marie Paglio also says she doesn’t approve of eminent domain, but she says, “People that won’t…
Councilor Baskerville Offers Commentary, Questions Many Issues at Montclair Council Meeting
“Dr. Baskerville was more enthusiastic about the resolution designating the block around the police station at Bloomfield Avenue and Valley Road as an area in need of redevelopment after the Planning Board approved the recommendation…
Town aims to improve Nesconset intersection’s safety
“Smithtown Town Board members plan to discuss at Tuesday’s work session obtaining by eminent domain or purchase a 3,000-square-foot parcel near a busy Nesconset intersection. Obtaining the property would allow the town to realign the…
New Jersey Dune Easements by The Numbers
“Ever since Superstorm Sandy ravaged the state and pummeled our beaches, a whole new storm over propertarianism and public land use has taken over. The issue at glance is over the very pressing matter of…
Toms River to use eminent domain for beach dunes
“Oceanfront property owners who have refused to grant access to their land for beach protection work in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy soon will face a deadline to change their minds or face township eminent…
Toms River to use eminent domain for beach dunes
“Township Administrator Paul J. Shives said senior municipal officials met Friday and authorized the appraiser to draft reports on the value of each land parcel whose owners have not signed easements. No deadline has been…