City Council battles great-grandmother
“In a meeting that lasted until midnight Wednesday, the City Council battled with a Marietta great-grandmother for her home, threatening to take her property with its powers of eminent domain. After a back and forth…
No progress on Collins Park in Collinsville, eminent domain may be an option
“The Collinsville City Council will consider approving Harry Sterling as the attorney for possible litigation against Stone Wheel Inc., the last hurdle in the City’s plan to build a new Uptown park. Sterling, if approved,…
Councilman Jones under ‘bizarre’ eminent-domain fire in Germany Hill development lawsuit
“A developer’s nine-year attempt to construct housing on a strip of green space in Roxborough has devolved into a court battle over how much the city may have to pay for the land and his…
Open space advocates welcome commission decision
“The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission has moved to initiate legal action against the federal General Services Administration over its decision to use eminent domain to acquire McKay Avenue, the street that leads…
Plan for west bluff of Root can advance
“The city can move forward with a goal of acquiring properties along Mound Avenue in hopes of transforming 3.2 acres of riverfront property in a sprawling recreation area. The City Council voted 10-1 Tuesday night…
OKC To Acquire More Property For MAPS 3 Projects
“t’s a term that’s sure to get folks fired up: Eminent Domain. That’s when the government says it has the right to acquire private property. Oklahoma City now has the right to acquire more property…
Council takes property for greenway
“Greenville’s City Council voted 4-1 on Thursday to exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire property for the Green Mill Run Greenway project.” read the entire article Bennett, Abbie. Reflector.com 9 May 2014.