Conshohocken Borough Council borrows $10.8M for new borough hall
“Conshohocken Borough Council approved borrowing $10,781,000 from two banks Sept. 17 to pay for the construction of the new Conshohocken Borough Hall, police station and retail space in the former Verizon building at West Fourth…
After 80 years, Chester County golf club closes
“The sign in the window reads, “Save Meadow Brook Golf Club,” but there seems to be no fight left. The carts are gone. The pro shop is a vacant stretch of green carpet. The phones…
Pa. High Court Rejects Water Authority’s Eminent Domain Bid
“Law360, Philadelphia (September 25, 2014, 4:32 PM ET) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a municipal authority could not use eminent domain to condemn an easement on privately owned land in order to…
Price too low for old county prison site (YDR opinion)
“If the Facebook court of public opinion were judge and jury in the case of the old county prison, the York City Redevelopment Authority might be thrown in the slammer for stealing, well, a prison….
Board awards former owners of old York County prison $65,000 in eminent domain case
“York’s Redevelopment Authority must pay $65,000, plus $4,000 in costs, to the former owners of the long-closed York County prison on Chestnut Street, a court-appointed panel has ruled. The ruling by the three-member Board of…
West Philadelphia artist fights city for his studio
“In 2005, West Philadelphia artist and School of Design graduate James Dupree purchased a dilapidated warehouse at 36th Street and Haverford Avenue for $200,000. He has since worked to transform the 8,600-square-foot property into a…
Pa. court rules against road to landlocked parcel
“A state appeals court is ruling against a landowner who wanted to access his landlocked property by putting a road through a neighbor’s land, the latest decision in a long-running dispute about how Pennsylvania’s Private…
Equitrans seeks property under eminent domain
“Equitrans, a natural gas company based in Pittsburgh, filed a civil complaint in federal court this week seeking a preliminary injunction to allow it to take possession of property in Washington Township, Greene County, in…
Greensburg considers eminent domain
“Greensburg City Council is expected to vote next month on a proposed ordinance that would give the city solicitor the go-ahead to use eminent domain powers when needed to take properties for the Northmont Flood…
Pa. National Guard may resort to eminent domain over acres near Fort Indiantown Gap
“” read the entire article Barr, Barbara. WGAL News 13 August 2014.