Route 36 landowners unaware, eminent domain takings coming
“The Town of Pembroke was supposed to notify each and every landowner along 2.06 miles of Route 36 that a Commonwealth of Massachusetts highway project hearing was scheduled October 23, 2013, the same evening as…
Millcreek might face millions in legal fees
“A trust controlled by a Millcreek Township resident has sued the township to reimburse it for $3.4 million in legal costs the trust said it incurred in defeating the township’s attempts to take a swath…
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…
‘Domain’ family to appeal
“The Truckenbrods have filed an appeal regarding the three-member Rock County Condemnation Commission’s award of just compensation of $203,000 for their land, a decision rendered on Oct. 3. “After exploring all their options, the Truckenbrods…
Feds: No eminent domain in Paint Rock Wildlife Refuge
“Keith Springs Mountain residents in Franklin County have aired their opposition to the proposed Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge, largely based on an eminent domain threat, but the federal government says in writing it…
Nashville landowner prevails in eminent domain battle against city
“Nashville must make up for the fair market value for the $15 million a private developer said it lost when city officials used eminent domain laws to take its land to build the Music City…
Eminent Domain Dispute
“An eminent domain battle in Faulkner County has Conway Corporation digging in its heels… and possibly costing the company big bucks in the process. A new water line leading to a new airport has led…
Judge rules for Monroe County in Main St. eminent domain
“Pike County Judge Gregory Chelak struck down objections by the building’s owners, Grist Mills, for the county to seize the property by eminent domain. Chelak rejected Grist Mills’ arguments that the taking was not in…
Henrico School Board settles land dispute
“The dispute was over how much members of the Pucher family should be paid for 40 acres of their family farm in eastern Henrico that the county took as a site for a future school….
Town wins latest battle with developer
“The town has won a major battle in its long, costly war against Eureka V — the developer that wants to build more than 300 units of housing off Bennett’s Farm Road. The U.S. Court…