MDOT using eminent domain for road work
The Mississippi Department of Transportation is seeking to acquire several parcels of land through eminent domain as part of a state Highway 607 expansion project north of Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. Staff Writer….
City action may restart urgent care construction
City Administrator Joe Mangiamelli is recommending the city move forward with eminent domain proceedings that would eventually allow construction of an urgent care facility near the intersection of 23rd Street and 33rd Avenue. Ellyson, Tyler….
Enbridge uses eminent domain for project
“More than 70 homeowners in Ingham and Livingston counties have been taken to court by Enbridge Energy – the Canadian-based oil transportation company responsible for the July 2010 oil spill in the Kalamazoo River –…
Kelo-style Eminent Domain Abuse Lives on in Denver
“Essentially, the existence of a few rundown but perfectly serviceable properties that are not generating code violations triggers eminent domain for an entire neighborhood. According to the blight study, the situation in Five Points is…
Enbridge Clashes With Homeowners Over Eminent Domain
As unwanted Enbridge bulldozers cleared trees from several plots of land in Ingham County near Stockbridge on Friday, homeowners made it clear this was a case of eminent domain rearing its ugly head. Morrow, Emerald….
Petition Opposes Using Eminent Domain For Peekskill Firehouse
Business owners in the Crossroads Shopping Plaza have started a petition against the city’s planned use of eminent domain to buy the property as the site for a new firehouse. Cusano, Art. The Peekskill Daily…
Eminent Domain Furor Hits Capitol Hill
The battle over whether local governments should have the right to seize and restructure troubled mortgages is moving to Capitol Hill. Zibel, Alan. Wall Street Journal 13 September 2012.
NHC’s Open House Blog: Rep. Campbell (CA) opposes eminent domain seizure of performing loans
A bill introduced by Representative John Campbell of California today would prohibit federal backing via FHA, VA, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac for loans in counties where a municipality has seized a mortgage loan through…
Landowners win right to keep Henry Hub land
U.S. District Judge Richard Haik on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by Sabine Pipeline seeking to take, by the power of eminent domain, the land of a Vermilion Parish family involved in a legacy lawsuit against…
Eminent Domain Furor Hits Capitol Hill – Developments
Rep. John Campbell (R., Calif.) is set to introduce legislation on Thursday that would aim to put a stake in the heart of the movement to let cities take over severely underwater loans. Mr. Campbell’s…