Straban considers eminent domain in development plan
“As Atapco Properties continues to work on its development plan for the parcel of land at the intersection of Route 30 and Shealer Road, Straban Township Supervisors are still dealing with a plan for the…
State Supreme Court denies Lower Makefield request for new trial in eminent domain case, township to pay additional $3.3M for golf course land
“The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected the township’s request for a new trial in an eminent domain case involving the township’s 1999 eminant domain acquisition of the 166 acre Dalgewicz Farm on Woodside Road, the…
Ackermanville project is just around the curve
“A few years ago, PennDOT bought and demolished the Ackermanville store as part of the effort to remove a hazardous curve on Route 191 in Washington Township. I’ve heard the state has abandoned those plans…
Property purchase could be a problem
“Stroudsburg’s mayor says the county’s purchase of 701 Main St. through eminent domain will take a bite out of the borough and school district’s budgets. The borough stands to lose about $12,120 a year in…
CHUGGING ALONG: State takes land for train station by eminent domain
“The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has filed legal paperwork in Dauphin County Court to acquire land for its new Middletown train station via eminent domain – but the project could still take another four years…
County authorizes eminent domain for Chester property
“Delaware County Council approved a resolution Wednesday authorizing the use of eminent domain to acquire a slope easement across the property located at 17 W. Seventh St. in Chester for the purpose of replacement of…
County to acquire properties for prison parking
“Lackawanna County plans to acquire three properties near the county prison on North Washington Avenue to create off-street parking for jail employees and visitors. The commissioners introduced an ordinance Wednesday to take the properties by…
Monroe Co. may face legal action over eminent domain
“Monroe County is moving ahead with an acquisition through eminent domain. But there may be a court fight ahead. The county commissioners voted 2-1 last night to acquire the building at 701 Main Street in…
Gas industry in Berks: What’s in the pipeline
” The path of the MARC 1 pipeline required digging a swath through farms, secluded vacation properties and state game lands. The builders obtained Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval to use eminent domain, if necessary,…
Request for private road denied by judge
“An Allegheny County landowner has failed to show that the public at large is the “primary and paramount beneficiary” of his request to build a private road on his neighbor’s land that leads to his…