NC 119 Relocation in Alamance County Delayed Again – Former NCDOT Attorney Describes How This Keeps Property Owners in Limbo
“”When, in 1990, local officials placed this project on the Alamance County Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan, those lines on a map had consequences for the people whose property lay under the proposed new road. They,…
County approves use of eminent domain
“The Clark County Board of Commissioners, sitting as the Clark County Water Reclamation District Board of Trustees, cleared the way during their Nov. 19 meeting for the Clark County Water Reclamation District to use eminent…
Golden State Water Company hosting forum in Claremont
“Golden State Water Company will host a meeting tonight with its Claremont customers. “The company is going to make more of an effort to the community,” said company spokeswoman Julie Hooper. “We’ve tried to be…
Will Cal Am play fair?
“The voice of the powerful water monopoly is unfolding. Its slick writing style and language are starting to show. I am referring to the Oct. 24 commentary in the Herald by Cal Am General Manager…
Land acquisition for high-speed rail moving slowly
“The body overseeing plans to build California’s bullet train has started the daunting and expensive process of acquiring thousands of acres in the Central Valley, where the rail line’s proposed path would slice through farms,…
Claremont eyes eminent domain to acquire water company’s local assets
“City Council members have approved eminent domain as a possible tool to acquire Golden State Water Co.’s assets in the city and appropriated $350,000 to that end. The unanimous vote occurred Wednesday night at a…
Pomona California eyes eminent domain programs
“The city of Pomona in California is deliberating how to solve its housing problems and is taking a closer look at use of eminent domain, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. The Mortgage Bankers Association wrote…
Agoura Road property falls under eminent domain
“The Agoura Hills City Council last week exercised its right to acquire private property on Agoura Road through the power of eminent domain. Assistant City Manager Nathan Hamburger said in a report to the City…
Grande Bakery and El Pollo Norteño, Legendary Mexican Restaurants, Closed by Santa Ana via Eminent Domain
“Multiple generations of Mexican families have sworn by the masa of Grande Bakery, off Grand Street in SanTana, open since 1951 and the second-oldest remaining Mexican eatery in Orange County. They were drawn by their…
Eminent domain case costs Modesto $300,000
“Modesto has agreed to pay a Modesto woman $120,000 for a strip of her land fronting Roselle Avenue for a road-widening project. The city had filed an eminent domain case in May 2011 against Kim…