Quincy to buy nine houses for school expansion
“Since finding out that her house is among nine the city of Quincy is planning to take for a $12 million North Quincy High School campus expansion project, Vicki L. Tasney’s life has been filled…
Westfield property owner opposed to city taking land for new elementary school
“The owner of property on East Main Street, considered necessary for construction of a $36 million elementary school on Ashley Street, is opposed to any attempt by the city to acquire the 30-acres of open…
Quincy presses forward on plans to take houses for sports field and parking
“Mayor Thomas Koch said Tuesday that the city is close to cutting a deal with three of the nine homeowners in North Quincy, whose houses must be demolished before the city can move forward with…
West Springfield eyes Toccoa Lane easement to improve police and fire communications
“By the request of Mayor Edward C. Sullivan, the city of West Springfield is currently in negotiations for an easement with the owner of a property near Toccoa Lane in order to enhance police and…
Springfield paying $800,000 for Parent Information Center property on School Street mostly funded by federal grant funds
“The city, which has been leasing the School Department’s Parent Information Center building at 91 School St., is preparing to take ownership of the property by eminent domain for a negotiated price of $800,000. City…
Amherst Town Meeting rejects effort to take college’s property by eminent domain
“A former car dealership on Dickinson Street will continue to be owned by Amherst College after Town Meeting on Wednesday dismissed an article requesting that the town take the property by eminent domain and sell…
Eminent Domain, The New York Times And The Devil: The Week In Review
“• Adam Reilly reported from Somerville, where Mayor Joe Curtatone wants to spruce up Union Square — and may have to seize property through eminent domain to do it. • Speaking of eminent domain, Edgar…
In Somerville, High Anxiety Over Eminent Domain
“If Somerville has a spiritual center, it’s probably Union Square— a bustling neighborhood where traffic is dense, swanky new businesses share space with gritty throwbacks, and the crowd runs the ethnic and socioeconomic gamut. But…
Selectmen vote against taking Berry Street land by eminent domain
“he selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to recommend against attempting to take by eminent domain the Berry Street land where a developer has approval to construct 196 apartments. The developer, North Andover Holdings LLC, applied…
What’s at stake in pipeline proposal
“The dispute centers on a plan by Kinder Morgan, a mega-corporation in the energy business (see its website to get a sense of the Goliath in this story) to build a pipeline through the Hilltowns….