Proposed pipeline meetings planned
“An attorney will give a presentation in Gretna on property rights issues surrounding the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline while the company that seeks to build the 300-mile pipeline will hold an open house of its…
Letter queries Dominion about eminent domain
“As they continue fighting approval for a natural gas pipeline project that would run through Augusta County, leaders for the opposition are organizing for the next round of the fight: property rights for those who…
Area watershed official tells crowd pipeline not a done deal
“About 200 people had gathered in the Lindside Methodist Church Tuesday evening. Of those 200, only one man openly said he would support the cause. What cause is so unpopular in Monroe County? It’s the…
Oceanfront homeowners on LBI sue over town taking their property for dunes
“In the ongoing battle over how far government can go to build protective beach dunes in New Jersey, a group of oceanfront homeowners in Long Beach Township has sued the town over what it says…
Letter: Development of bike path on farm land an unnecessary ‘slippery slope’
“n the past, eminent domain was used for real exigencies. During World War II, a segment of what is now our farm was taken by the federal government for a water treatment plant, a well…
Developer doesn’t want to sell tract sought by Highland Park ISD
“Highland Park ISD may have to go to court to get the land it wants to buy near the administration building and high school. A representative for the property owner says the school district already…
Legal Experts Say Pipeline Companies Can’t Yet Claim Eminent Domain
“Pipeline companies who want to build lines through West Virginia and neighboring Virginia have told some landowners they can survey on their land without the landowners’ permission. Legal experts, however, say those companies don’t have…
Akridge May Force City to Use Eminent Domain as Stadium Deal Shifts
“When Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser announced last night that she would try to pass the D.C. United stadium deal by year’s end but without the controversial swap of the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center, several parties…
Sabal Trail: Eminent domain accusation ‘hard to believe’
“A representative with the Sabal Trail Pipeline discussed the proposed pipeline this week and refuted allegations from protestors. Andrea Grover, director of stakeholder outreach for Sabal Trail, said allegations from homeowners that surveyors threatened eminent…
Hearing on eminent domain in Olivette is next week
“Old Bonhomme Road property owners who oppose Olivette’s plan to use eminent domain to acquire small slices of their front yards will have the chance to speak at a hearing next week. The hearing will…