Runway meeting will focus on eminent domain
“The public will get its chance to have a say on Warren County’s proposal to annex land to expand the main runway at the county airport, although a local taxpayers group is concerned the county…
More homeowners sue Lenawee County Airport
“The Lenawee County Airport is facing a new challenge in a “phase two” group of lawsuits filed by four Lake Madison homeowners. County commissioners voted in committee Tuesday to recommend allocating $50,000 toward a legal…
Judge hears testimony in eminent domain case for land near airport
“Representatives of the city of Columbia appeared before Boone County Circuit Judge Kevin Crane on Monday morning in a short hearing to enter testimony in support of a petition for eminent domain to acquire roughly…
Landowner: City should negotiate Columbia Regional Airport eminent-domain petition
“obert White has seen his family’s farmland shrink as Columbia Regional Airport export has expanded. White’s father reluctantly sold part of his property to the city of Columbia when the airport was built in the…
City of Columbia Files Eminent Domain Request
“The city of Columbia wants to expand Columbia Regional Airport, but one landowner is refusing to sell some of the land the airport needs. The city requires 58 acres to expand the runways at Columbia…
City files eminent domain petition for land near airport
“The city of Columbia has filed a petition for eminent domain to acquire about 5 acres of farmland northeast of Columbia Regional Airport that the city needs to extend the airport’s main runway. The project…
Solberg Airport takeover costs out of control
“In May of 2006, Readington residents did vote “yes” in a referendum authorizing the township to acquire development rights in land surrounding Solberg Airport “for a purchase pricenot to exceed $22 million.” This language was…
Readington, Solberg battle moves to courtroom
“The eight-year legal war between Readington Township and Solberg Airport may continue into June as the opening shots in the long-awaited courtroom battle were fired on Thursday. Officials of the Hunterdon County municipality dating back…
County starts eminent domain proceedings over airport land
“Warren County leaders voted Tuesday to begin eminent domain proceedings to expand Warren County Airport’s main runway after a property owner opted out of a sale agreement. The county believed it had come to an…
Appeals run out in airport case
“Appeals have run out in an eminent domain case that resulted in court orders that the Lenawee County Airport buy an entire house at Lake Madison rather than just the air space above it. The…