In Hartford Eminent Domain Case, Property Owner Wants More Money
“The real estate investor who owns land the city wants to take for its $350 million baseball stadium development project said the city’s $1.9 million offer is “wholly inadequate.” In documents filed in Hartford Superior…
Hartford Files to Take Land By Eminent Domain for Baseball Stadium Project
“The City of Hartford said it’s unable to reach an agreement to buy three acres of land it needs as part of its baseball stadium development project. So, instead of buying it, it’s just going…
Eminent Domain Possible, As City Seeks To Acquire Land For Stadium Project
“The city of Hartford could use eminent domain, as it tries to buy some of the land it needs to build a $350-million baseball stadium and development project. The stadium needs to be finished by…
Norwalk Center Task Force mulls tougher blight ordinance
“he chairwoman of the Norwalk Center Task Force on Monday evening held up the town of Fairfield’s blight ordinance as worthy consideration in Norwalk. The ordinance provides for the town to correct blight situations, bill…
Quiet Corner Whispers: Eminent domain has long rankled property owners
“In the Quiet Corner, there have been numerous eminent domain projects that have changed lives and the landscape forever. Some, as in my family’s case, involved the building of a highway (state Route 52), while…
Wallingford considering eminent domain on bridge project
“The town is considering eminent domain to take a small parcel of land officials say is necessary to reconstruct the Northfield Road Bridge. Located on Northfield Road, the bridge spans Wharton Brook near the Park…
Eminent Domain Suggested For Costco Stalemate
“As both sides dig in for what could be a bruising debate over tax breaks for Costco, council President Michael Trueworthy is floating a new idea: Using the power of eminent domain. Trueworthy on Tuesday…
Will Little Pink House Become the Erin Brockovich of the Eminent-Domain Abuse Movement?
“Former Reason TV producer Ted Balaker and his wife Courtney Balaker are producing a movie based on the travails of Suzette Kelo, whose fight against eminent domain abuse resulted in the landmark case Kelo v….
Hello from Connecticut: 9 Year Anniversary of Kelo Decision
“This week marks the nine-year anniversary of the Kelo v. City of New London decision. Since I’ve been practicing as an eminent domain attorney, Kelo is unquestionably the most well-known and stirring court opinion, creating…
Bureaucracy Squashes Widow’s Hope To Recover Land Taken By Eminent Domain
“Two months ago an 89-year-old Andover widow, Carolyn Sheehan, said in this column that she hoped someone in government would let her buy back 11.3 acres that the state Department of Transportation took by eminent…