Controversial Weilgus eminent domain taking may not move forward, Westfield councilor says
“A controversial eminent domain taking of a Westfield woman’s land as part of the Ashley Street school project is set on the back burner, and one councilor said he suspects the city may abandon those…
Devils Lake, ND, mulls eminent domain on family farm
“The Devils Lake (N.D.) City Commission is discussing today the acquisition of part of Mertens Farms for flood protection. “It’s an eminent domain proceeding for the embankment,” says Tom Traynor, city attorney. Eminent domain is…
Westfield property owner opposed to city taking land for new elementary school
“The owner of property on East Main Street, considered necessary for construction of a $36 million elementary school on Ashley Street, is opposed to any attempt by the city to acquire the 30-acres of open…
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…
A former car dealership on Dickinson Street
“James Anderson’s farmland is a family heirloom — and he says now part of it is being taken from them. “It was given to our family like a plantation from the King of England. That’s…
It’s wrong to force us to sell power easements
“Rock Island Clean Line is a proposed 3,500-megawatt direct current transmission line that would carry wind energy from yet-to-be-built wind turbines in northwest Iowa to near Chicago to provide electricity to yet-to-be-determined customers. The output…
Easements, eminent domain and landowner rights
“Easements are a recurring issue for landowners, and I regularly receive calls with a number of common questions, including recent calls for the Sandpiper Pipeline Project by Enbridge. As oil and gas gathering infrastructure catch…
Bettendorf Home Owners Subject To Eminent Domain
“About 18 months ago the city started looking into buying sections of 18 properties. As of now, 15 have agreed to a have their land bought out but the other three are being told that…
The Cleverley Farms vs. DOT saga continues
“Larry Cleverley of Cleverley Farms, one of central Iowa’s good-food, farmers-market patriarchs is in danger of losing a big chunk of his farm near Mingo to eminent domain. The Iowa DOT has decided on two…