State Supreme Court to rule in Delta property-rights case
“The California Supreme Court has agreed to decide an epic battle over whether the state must condemn and acquire parcels on tens of thousands of acres of private property to conduct preliminary testing for Gov….
Atlanta residents fear their homes will be demolished to prevent flooding
“Some Southeast Atlanta residents are worried the city could come in and use eminent domain to buy their homes to demolish them as a way to help mitigate future flooding in the area. The city…
Fargo makes threat of eminent domain
“City officials here are edging closer to using eminent domain to legally seize a home for flood control purposes – a first among the hundreds of homes acquired in the metro area since the record-high…
Eminent Domain Battle Over Hurricane Sandy Brewing On Long Island
“Eminent domain powers are being exercised by Long Island officials to force the closure of a store owned by World War II veteran Frank Whitney. Village of Saltaire, New York is reportedly preventing the Whitney…
Grocer at center of Fire Island land-grab controversy
“The Fire Island resort of Saltaire wants to seize private property — using taxpayer money. World War II vet Frank Whitney is locked in a legal battle with officials who want to take his Saltaire…
Eminent Domain A Possibility for Reservoir Street Project
“To complete the Reservoir Street Improvement Project, the City of Harrisonburg may have to resort to using eminent domain due to the fact that some of the property owners are not cooperating or are not…
Remsen farm owners still have not settled on eminent domain amount
“The Village of Remsen is about to begin a construction project to try to alleviate some recurring flooding issues along Main St., but to do so they have had to use eminent domain to take…
OUR OPINION: Generous compensation for affected residents
“That’s not true in the Fargo-Moorhead proposal, which calls for ring dikes around some bedroom communities and the diversion of floodwater from land that Fargo hopes to develop to a vast “storage area” further south….
Millcreek might face millions in legal fees
“A trust controlled by a Millcreek Township resident has sued the township to reimburse it for $3.4 million in legal costs the trust said it incurred in defeating the township’s attempts to take a swath…
Alexandria is likely to act on waterfront plan
“The Old Dominion Boat Club, a 230-year-old local institution, has not responded the city’s proposals which became public this summer for how to resolve differences over the fate of the club’s waterfront parking lot, or…