Editorial: Don’t use eminent domain for canal trails
“The Bend Park & Recreation District should not seize private property to complete its trail system along canals in southeast Bend. It may never come to using eminent domain to take the property, but the…
Family Fights Narberth City Hall Over Possible Use Of Eminent Domain
“The owner of a former gas station in Narberth, Montgomery County wants to keep the property in the family. But the borough is taking steps to seize it for public use, if the town can’t…
Iowa Supreme Court agrees to hear CCRC appeal
“The Iowa Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal filed by local Clarke County landowners against Clarke County Reservoir Commission (CCRC). The appeal is about if CCRC has the right to the power of…
Philadelphia Artist Defeats Eminent Domain Land Grab, Will Keep His Studio
“James Dupree, a world-renowned artist, has battled the City of Philadelphia for nearly two years to save his studio from a government land grab. Using the power of eminent domain, the city wanted to bulldoze…
No decision on Old County Cemetery issue
“The brewing battle for the Old County Cemetery will carry into the coming year. #Lawmakers went into executive session on Monday, Dec. 15 to discuss their prospects for obtaining the former county-owned property in Essex…
“They turned everything into a war.” 10 Will fight over boxing center ever be over?
“For seven years, Casillas’s Community Youth Athletic Center fought an attempt by National City to use eminent domain and a “blight” label to shut down his center where local kids get free boxing lessons. The…
Constitution Pipeline files 55 eminent domain lawsuits against Catskills landowners
“Since Dec. 12, the Constitution Pipeline has filed formal eminent domain proceedings against 55 landowners along the pipeline’s proposed 124-mile route through Schoharie, Delaware and Chenango counties, federal court records show. The pipeline, which received…
EYE-OPENER: The list of black-owned businesses wiped out during CoMo’s “urban renewal” push
“The City of Columbia wiped out over eighty black-owned businesses during the Federal government’s “Urban Renewal” push of the 1950’s and 1960’s, explains former city recreation specialist Bill Thompson, in a presentation getting more attention…
Council takes steps to release federal airport funding
“The Willmar City Council has authorized legal steps be taken to bring the Municipal Airport into federal compliance and allow release of $600,000 in airport improvement program funds.” read the entire article Little, David. West…
Beaumont justices hear oral arguments in pipeline ‘common carrier’ case
“Appellate judges in Beaumont are considering a case against a pipeline company that could more clearly define how Texas law defines a common carrier. Attorneys for Texas Rice Land Partners Ltd. and the Denbury Green…