Call for eminent domain reform
“Recently, a Denton County couple was awarded $873,824 in their case against Crosstex Energy in a gas pipeline easement condemnation suit. The company had originally offered Terry and Ossie Button $44,955, according to a press…
Westerville won’t appeal court ruling, will pay $1.3M
“Westerville officials announced Tuesday they will not appeal a court decision that will cost the city $1.3 million. On Aug. 12, the Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals upheld a $1.3 million award to James…
Riverfront Property Owner Will Fight Covington’s Eminent Domain Move
“The suspended Covington attorney sent away to prison on tax charges has told The River City News that he will fight the City of Covington’s effort to take his riverfront property by eminent domain. Meredith…
Prisoner Wants $1 Million for His Property, So Covington Offers $81,000 & Starts Eminent Domain
“The City of Covington seeks to continue work on Riverfront Commons, the multi-purpose trail that extends from Ludlow in the west to Dayton and Fort Thomas in the east along the Ohio River, spearheaded by…
City Of Tallahassee Considers Eminent Domain Lawsuit
“The Tallahassee City Commission will decide whether to sue for a parcel of land near Railroad Square and Whanish Way. Eminent domain is a legal term, that basically means a government can purchase a private…
State gets approval to seize Atlantic Yard sites
“StorageMart, which operates a storage facility at one of the properties, announced on its blog that the state has given tenants 90 days to empty their units. An attorney for the ESDC told DNAinfo that…
Thinking about eminent domain: economist suggests property owners should get a share of future profits
“New York State is going to court today to condemn the last seven properties needed for the Atlantic Yards project, and the big question is not whether the condemnation will be successful but how much…
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…
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….
A possible test for Virginia’s recent constitutional amendment increasing compensation for property owners whose land is taken by the state
“The Charlottesville Daily Progress has an interesting article explaining how a new road-building project may provide the first big test for Virginia’s important 2012 constitutional amendment increasing protection for property rights, which was adopted by…