Nutter’s Plan To Give Tax Break To Hotel Developer Upsets Some
“Mayor Nutter’s plan to give a tax break to a developer who wants to build two new hotels in Center City has drawn protests from other hotels in town. The plan comes before City Council…
PA. RESIDENTS LIVING ABOVE MINE FIRE FREE TO STAY
“The few remaining residents of a Pennsylvania coal town that was largely razed in the 1980s because of an underground mine fire that still burns today have gotten their wish — to be left alone,…
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…
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…
Hearing over Flight 93 crash site land begins
“An eminent domain hearing is underway in Pittsburgh over whether the federal government underpaid the former owner of the land where United Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. Michael Svonavec claims he was paid…
Mayor’s plan for vacant buildings
“What the mayor would like to do is have the city have the ability to take over a commercial property at fair market price, then transfer ownership to a developer waiting in the wings. That…
EQT subsidiary seeks access to Greene County property through eminent domain
“Unable to strike a deal with a Greene County couple for an easement beneath their property, a Downtown energy company is seeking to obtain it through eminent domain. Equitrans LP, a subsidiary of EQT Corp.,…
EQT subsidiary seeks access to Greene County property through eminent domain
“Unable to strike a deal with a Greene County couple for an easement beneath their property, a Downtown energy company is seeking to obtain it through eminent domain. Equitrans LP, a subsidiary of EQT Corp.,…
Jury awards Shaler man $3.75 million for land seized by PennDOT
“An Allegheny County jury this week awarded a Shaler man $3.75 million for the former Millvale Industrial Park site that was taken through eminent domain as part of the Route 28 expansion. PennDOT offered Andrew…
Evesham plaza owners challenge eminent-domain threat
“The owners of a semi-vacant shopping plaza in Evesham say they have plans at last for their property – which local officials call an “eyesore” – and want the courts to order the township out…