Clarkstown Claims Eminent Domain
“At a special town board meeting for the Town of Clarkstown on Tuesday, January 15, there was a public hearing on the “acquisition (by condemnation) of a permanent easement on a portion of property known…
City seeks takeover of irrigation canals
“A hearing will likely be set within 30 days on an effort by the City of Caldwell, Idaho, to take by eminent domain a portion of an irrigation district, the district’s lawyer says. Caldwell is…
Hearing to be set for eminent domain suit
“A hearing will likely be set within 30 days on an effort by the City of Caldwell, Idaho, to take by eminent domain a portion of an irrigation district, the district’s lawyer says. Caldwell is…
Evidence of Low-Ball Eminent Domain Offers by NCDOT
“The newspaper concluded, “A review of the settled claims showed the NCDOT had agreed to pay many of the property owners 30 to 40 percent more than the appraised value of their land.” Does this…
Recent Developments in Eminent Domain: Public Use
“The Summer 2012 issue of the Urban Lawyer, the law review published quarterly by the ABA’s Section of State and Local Government Law and UMKC law school is now available on-line, and includes my short…
Downtown Memphis: Slum and Blight?
“Community Redevelopment Agency members will vote Thursday morning on whether 1,483 acres of downtown Memphis are a slum constituting a “menace to public health, safety, morals, or welfare.” The vote would advance the Heritage Trail…
It’s wrong for city officials to threaten Foothills Mall Sears with eminent domain
“ears owns its building in the mall and has rejected an offer to sell the premises to developers Alberta Development Partners and Walton Street Capital, who purchased the mall in July. Fort Collins officials have…
City takes on utility over eminent domain
Mansfield, a city of 600 people about 40 miles east of Atlanta in Newton County is trying to impose limits on the condemnation powers of the Georgia Transmission Corp. (GTC), which has bulldozers that are…
Georgia city takes on utility over eminent domain
A tiny Georgia city that is battling a utility co-op’s efforts to erect 100-foot poles and string high-voltage power lines through land designated for a nature preserve has asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to…
City passes condemnation resolution – Newton Kansas
“The project would widen and make other improvements to Limit Street between 15th and 20th streets. The estimated cost for construction is $1.55 million. Of about 23 easements needed for the project, the city has…