Affordable-housing plan using eminent domain advances in Council
“The condemning of real estate is a sacred act, which should only be used in the most extreme of circumstances by a municipality,” Feibush said. “It should not be used to subvert private development in…
Philly Plans Eminent Domain To Displace Private Projects With City Ones
“It’s customary, when discussing eminent domain, to allow that it’s a necessary use of state power that enhances the good of the community, before then going on to discuss whatever horrendous abuse is being committed…
Council votes to take Elks, Klahr buildings by eminent domain
“Middletown Borough Council voted 7-2 on Tuesday, Oct. 16 to acquire the Elks Theatre building at the corner of Union and Emaus streets in downtown Middletown by eminent domain, the latest move in an ongoing…
Judge: No mining rights below Flight 93 memorial
“The (Johnstown) Tribune Democrat says U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose last week said Svonavec Inc. of Somerset failed to demonstrate that it had the right to mine under the memorial site at the time the…
Developers call city’s Point Breeze eminent domain move a land grab
“Is this America?” asked Turlough Harte, a developer who just built two homes on Federal Street near 20th and who was hoping to soon begin construction on two vacant lots he’s owned for several years…
Eminent domain to be used to obtain land behind county jail
“The Jasper County Commission will use eminent domain in an effort to obtain land behind the county jail. It’s land that is perfectly placed for an expansion of the jail. Even though there’s no definitive…
Developers call city’s Point Breeze eminent domain move a land grab
“A BATTLE IS BREWING in Point Breeze between private developers and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, which plans to acquire dozens of properties through eminent domain to build affordable housing.Private developers call it a “land grab”…
Final business owner along Route 28 construction site closes
“The construction expansion project on Route 28 forced an auto body shop to close Monday, and the owner to move out. The business owner, who was embroiled in a protracted dispute with the state over…
Judge rules in favor of PennDOT, orders Route 28 landowner to vacate
“An Allegheny County judge ruled Monday that a West Deer man must accept a settlement his former attorney brokered to settle an eminent domain case for the region’s largest highway construction project. Common Pleas Judge…
No Person Shall Be Deprived of Life, Liberty or Property… Unless the Oil and Gas Industry Says So
“The state legislature of North Carolina recently legalized fracking. Yet, what some residents may not know is that North Carolina’s eminent domain law allows some private entities to take private property for certain uses. This…