Letter: No eminent domain for capital gain
“As a professional wetland scientist, my natural urge is to speak ad nauseum about the perils associated with the proposed natural gas pipeline and the high plateau aquifer on Bent Mountain. I would also love…
Encourage Engen on eminent domain
“I am all in for the municipalization of our water. The mere fact that an investment group wants to assume control of our drinking water appalls me. Even my local Missoula Organization of Realtors real…
Dominion, stop the deception
“An Oct. 26 column mentioned that Dominion representative Chet Wade was displeased with recent editorials. Why? Was the information regarding Dominion Power misleading or merely drawing attention to something Dominion would prefer go unnoticed? From…
Eminent domain and closed-door decisions
“Kinder Morgan’s Northeast Energy Directive includes a plan to build a new 36-inch high-pressure natural-gas pipeline across 45 Massachusetts towns. This company will be applying to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a license…
Utilities have too much power
“Berry, of Blacksburg, is a retired real estate agent. She has degrees in biology and zoology from Virginia Tech. In July, people in Floyd County were contacted by surveyors seeking to enter their properties to…
A way to resolve disputes
“There is no doubt the Addison Rutland Natural Gas Project will strengthen our economy, help retain and create jobs by cutting heating bills by 40 to 50 percent and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions —…
EILEEN SIMOLLARDES: RESPECT FOR LANDOWNERS
“There is no doubt that the Addison Rutland Natural Gas Project will strengthen our economy, help retain and create jobs by cutting heating bills by 40 to 50 percent and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
Restraint, governor
“We had at first thought that Gov. Deval Patrick was serious about his reticence regarding the Market Basket family feud, but the governor on Friday sent a letter to the company’s board of directors offering…
“It’s the jury’s providence to judge credibility of evidence witnesses,” McCrory said. McCrory said she will write an opinion on who will pay the legal expenses and will determine the value of those expenses. In Tuesday’s arguments before the judge, the School District of Beloit’s attorney Brad Dagen argued the jury was forced to speculate on the land value because the expert witnesses on behalf of the Truckenbrods didn’t present credible evidence on the Beloit market along Milwaukee Road. The Truckenbrod’s attorney, Erik Olsen, however, argued the credibility of a witness is for the jury to decide.
“Even as I write this, a community member asks me, “What is the status of the ‘adobe house’?” This 393 Bates Avenue structure is also known to some as the “last house standing.” As cranes,…
City of York gambling with taxpayer dollars
“The Redevelopment Authority of York is addicted to risky business. Utilizing a mix of eminent domain and blighted property legislation, the RDA has become the city’s foremost land speculator, having amassed a land bank totaling…