State Plans to Seize Seven Properties for Atlantic Yards
“Last month, the Empire State Development Corporation filed an eminent domain petition with the Brooklyn Supreme Court, with plans to seize seven properties in the Atlantic Yards development zone, and to determine compensation for the…
Dudley selectmen wrangle with resident over land taking for road near Nichols College
“Selectmen Monday night formally accepted 23 donated construction easements and took by eminent domain a 24th property to begin a $2.8 million road improvement project on the Nichols College campus portion of Center Road. Nichols…
Controversial Weilgus eminent domain taking may not move forward, Westfield councilor says
“A controversial eminent domain taking of a Westfield woman’s land as part of the Ashley Street school project is set on the back burner, and one councilor said he suspects the city may abandon those…
Judge: No retrial on ‘Domain’
“Rock County Judge Barbara McCrory ruled Tuesday the jury’s verdict in the eminent domain case involving Anna Truckenbrod’s land at 2570 Milwaukee Road, Beloit, which the School District of Beloit took over, will stand and…
University’s Expansion Plan Concerns Neighbors
“The business district along Bryn Mawr Avenue in the North Park neighborhood may not be bustling, but the small businesses that dot the area are thriving. Some—like the Caren Real Estate Company—have been in the…
“It’s the jury’s providence to judge credibility of evidence witnesses,” McCrory said. McCrory said she will write an opinion on who will pay the legal expenses and will determine the value of those expenses. In Tuesday’s arguments before the judge, the School District of Beloit’s attorney Brad Dagen argued the jury was forced to speculate on the land value because the expert witnesses on behalf of the Truckenbrods didn’t present credible evidence on the Beloit market along Milwaukee Road. The Truckenbrod’s attorney, Erik Olsen, however, argued the credibility of a witness is for the jury to decide.
“Even as I write this, a community member asks me, “What is the status of the ‘adobe house’?” This 393 Bates Avenue structure is also known to some as the “last house standing.” As cranes,…
NEIU USING EMINENT DOMAIN TO FORCE NEIGHBORS OUT, BUILD NEW DORMS
“Northeastern Illinois University has taken legal action to force neighboring residents and businesses to move as part of a plan to expand the campus. The university is using eminent domain to make room in the…
NEIU Expansion Plans Draw Protesters to University President’s House
” In their ongoing battle against Northeastern Illinois University’s plan to exercise eminent domain on property on Bryn Mawr Avenue to erect student housing, protesters took their fight Wednesday to the home of NEIU President…
Trustees may exercise eminent domain on Wesley Foundation
“The UCA Board of Trustees unanimously passed a request for authorization to proceed with eminent domain on the campus’ Wesley Foundation located at 2302 Bruce St. The property, which would be used for the Lewis…
UCA Board of Trustees unanimous on $310,000 property acquisition
“The board of trustees of UCA hosted a teleconference to discuss contract reviews, Board Policy No. 511, and discussion of eminent domain. A draft budget for contract review was released for review and was discussed….