Inclusionary Eminent Domain
“This Article proposes a paradigm shift in takings law, namely “inclusionary eminent domain.” This new normative concept provides a framework that molds eminent domain takings and economic redevelopment into an inclusionary land assembly model equipped…
Uses and Abuses of Eminent Domain in the Commonwealth
“Last October, energy industry firms began gauging interest within Kentucky for construction of a natural gas liquids (“NGL”) pipeline.FN1 Operating under the name Bluegrass Pipeline (“Pipeline”), the new Pipeline will span thirteen counties, and connect…
Bipartisan Vote Curtails Eminent Domain Abuse
“States and localities that abuse eminent domain powers would be denied federal economic development funds for two years under legislation approved Wednesday by House lawmakers. The bill easily passed the Republican-controlled House on a vote…
Eminent Domain and Corporate Need
“Last week I linked to this article detailing how the relative lack of pipelines in Ohio is preventing fracking from taking off as the extraction industry would like. This means pipelines have moved front and…
Elderly domain! W’burg pol pitches state seizure as solution to senior center woes
“A Williamsburg official is pushing a law that would let the city seize a building from its owner to save the embattled senior center inside. Assemblyman Joe Lentol (D–Williamsburg) is planning to introduce a bill…
No eminent domain seen for Pacific View
“Linda Bartz, an attorney specializing in property condemnation issues, told the council Wednesday night that using eminent domain to force the school district to sell the property to the city isn’t an option. Beyond that,…
Man’s law vs. nature’s law
“For a decade now the people of Dunnellon and developer Jerry Dodd have been at odds over his plans to develop a 265-acre residential and commercial development along more than a mile of the Rainbow…
Mall cases highlight process of eminent domain
“Use of eminent domain is almost always contentious and can be very complex. A pair of high-profile local events in which this condemnation power has been used or threatened – in Longmont for the redevelopment…
Environment, conservation on tap at 2014 Kentucky General Assembly
“But we will also be tracking how opponents of the Bluegrass Pipeline want to pass bills that would establish a siting and Public Service Commission process for pipelines carrying hazardous liquids, and that they want…
2014 General Assembly readies for opening day
“Sonnenberg also intends to be a sponsor on another controversial holdover from 2013: the bill to grant eminent domain rights to oil pipeline companies. As to whether the 2014 session will be a repeat of…