Court OKs Sunoco petition to use eminent domain in Penn Township
“A Westmoreland County judge has given Sunoco Logistics Partners LP a court order to acquire an easement from a Penn Township property through eminent domain for its Mariner East pipeline project. In an order dated…
County, owner dig in over eminent domain on 701 Main St., Stroudsburg
“The legal battle over Monroe County’s condemnation of 701 Main St., Stroudsburg, will probably take longer than snaking through its crowded courthouse hallways on sentencing day. Attorneys for the county and the building’s owner, Grist…
Lower Makefield officials cobble together $3.5M to pay judgment in eminent domain case involving golf course land
“The township will borrow up to $3.5 million from township funds to pay off a judgment in an eminent domain case involving Lower Makefield’s 1999 acquisition of the 166-acre Dalgewicz Farm on Woodside Road, the…
Pa. pipeline’s Delaware stretch spurs land grab
“Several property owners could lose land from a pipeline company’s use of eminent domain — all because of William Penn and the Duke of York. Sunoco Logistics Partners LP has notified landowners in several communities…
Sunoco set to take land for pipeline
“Several property owners could lose land from a pipeline company’s use of eminent domain — all because of William Penn and the Duke of York. Sunoco Logistics Partners LP has notified landowners in several communities…
Hearing scheduled for 701 Main St. fight
“The commissioners condemned the commercial building at the corner of Seventh and Main streets in May in order to take ownership of the building. The condemnation passed by a 2-1 vote, with Commissioner Suzanne McCool…
Mount Laurel couple reach out to Allen
“Bill and Dora Welsh don’t want the same thing that has happened to them to affect another New Jersey family. They are asking Sen. Diane Allen to look into the state’s laws on eminent domain….
Sunoco files for eminent domain to acquire Penn land for pipeline
“Sunoco Pipeline officials are trying to use eminent domain to acquire an easement in the vicinity of a retirement home and assisted-living center in Penn Township for a 50-mile liquid gas-transmission line. The company last…
Mount Laurel couple in a tough fight against easement
“When the workers arrived at Bill and Dora Welsh’s home Monday morning, they brought a large backhoe, but provided the couple with no legal paperwork for what they were about to do: Take down several…
Letter to the Editor Eminent domain is wrong way to go
“The borough is not just losing a prime commercial space, tax-roll money and opportunity in this abuse of power, it is losing the very spirit that drives ownership and investment in our already-fragile business community….