Mid-Valley Airport runway construction to begin Aug. 1
“Orange barricades blocked off Sugar Cane Drive permanently this month north of the Mid-Valley Airport. Wings came and went with somewhat more frequency than in the past. Property beyond the runway remained caught in eminent…
Hotel Syracuse: 5 facts from eminent domain court paperwork (read petition)
“As expected, a Syracuse agency moved this month to take the shuttered Hotel Syracuse by eminent domain. It’s the next step in the latest proposed redevelopment of downtown’s once-grand hotel. A hotel developer wants to…
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…
Chesco judge hears Phoenixville eminent domain arguments
“Common Pleas Court Judge Jacqueline Carroll Cody’s decision on whether the Phoenixville Area School District acted properly in its Nov. 14 decision to acquire the property through eminent domain will likely take at least a…
Aurora to consider tax increment financing for Arts District shops
“Aurora will hold two public hearings in June to discuss implementing a small tax increment finance area in one square block of the Fletcher Plaza urban renewal area in the Aurora Cultural Arts District. The…
Ruling expected on change-of-venue request in Kings arena suit
“A judge is expected to decide Monday on a key part of the eminent domain lawsuit – whether to grant the change-of-venue request by out-of-town owners of a building in Downtown Plaza. The fight is…
Atchison County counselor hopeful agreement is near on bridge project
“A hearing on the condemnation of property owned by an Atchison County family to allow for a bridge replacement project was continued Tuesday. However, county counselor Patrick Henderson said he thinks the county and the…
Is a Public Hearing Mandatory Pursuant to the Eminent Domain Procedure Law?
“As we discussed previously, the purpose of holding a public hearing is to inform the public of the details of a proposed project, to review the public use to be served, and to review the…
Citing ‘bias,’ defendants seek change of venue in Kings arena eminent domain lawsuit
“Intensifying the court battle over an abandoned department store needed for the new Sacramento Kings arena, the property’s out-of-town owners are seeking a change of venue in the city’s eminent domain lawsuit. Saying they probably…
Board approves eminent domain move for high-speed rail project
“Last month, a Sacramento County judge invalidated the state’s funding plan and said it must have 300 miles of environmental clearances in place to meet the terms of Proposition 1A, the bond measure voters approved…