Condo owners worry city could take homes for waterfront project
“Condo owners along the Seattle waterfront are worried about letters from the city, saying it could use eminent domain to take their properties for work on the city’s waterfront project. “They’re panicked!” Maureen Miller, president…
Eminent domain approved for Stevens Drive extension project
“Richard Richter has a vested interest in the development around Stevens Drive. He heads up George Grant Construction. “At first, we were a little concerned because it went right down the middle of our storage…
No plans to use eminent domain, according to FutureGen Alliance
“THE FUTUREGEN ALLIANCE has its carbon-dioxide storage site and the pipeline route to carry the CO2. Up next, surface rights for monitoring wells and the pipeline. The Morgan County endeavor has become something of the…
Benton’s measure on eminent domain passes in Senate
“The state Senate on Monday approved a bill that would prevent property from being seized for public use and then transferred to an agency of another state — taking square aim at a controversial agreement…
Port of Vancouver prepares to take eminent domain action
“The Port of Vancouver on Tuesday signaled it’s ready to use eminent domain to settle how much it should pay Pacific Coast Shredding — a port tenant — for acquiring a piece of the company’s…
City’s ‘eminent domain’ threatens Port Orchard homes
“City officials want to expand the walking trail along the Sinclair Inlet. To do it, the city may seize five waterfront properties using eminent domain – and that has those homeowners seeing red. “This is…
Port Orchard homeowners fear losing homes to trail
“Port Orchard homeowners in the path of a proposed waterfront trail project are boiling mad after learning there’s a chance they could lose their homes. One of the options is routing the three-mile trail around…
Seattle paving a parking lot to put up … a different parking lot
“Eminent domain is a government tool that only very rarely should be used. It is so powerful; such an incursion on individual and property rights; and so seldom used to truly improve a community. We…
Land grab: Does Washington’s eminent domain law go too far?
“Some cities in Washington state are abusing the power of eminent domain, and the law needs fixing, reform advocates say. The Seattle City Council, for example, used eminent domain to take a parking lot from…
Seattle City Council Uses Eminent Domain To Turn Private Parking Lot Into Government-Run Parking Lot
“Seattle’s city government has used its power of eminent domain in order to take control of a private property currently operating as a parking lot. The property is being purchased for an undisclosed sum taken…