It’s wrong to force us to sell power easements
“Rock Island Clean Line is a proposed 3,500-megawatt direct current transmission line that would carry wind energy from yet-to-be-built wind turbines in northwest Iowa to near Chicago to provide electricity to yet-to-be-determined customers. The output…
Sunoco Pipeline is leaving a trail of litigation
“In October, Kevin Clancy received a puzzling visit from a representative of Sunoco Pipeline L.P. at his house on Marydell Drive in East Goshen. The representative, who worked for an engineering firm hired by Sunoco,…
Court ruling postponed in Sunoco Pipeline case
“The exit of an attorney representing Sunoco Pipeline in a complicated legal battle in Washington County Court has stalled a ruling as to whether the company can impose eminent domain power for easements to construct…
How to negotiate an easement
“In general, however, most developers would rather negotiate an easement with the landowner. More important, landowners are usually better off having a reasonable easement in place than losing rights to the property through eminent domain…
Major road project raises potential for eminent domain
“To keep a major summer road project on track, Eau Claire officials noted Tuesday that eminent domain would be a necessary last resort to improve drainage on Brackett Avenue if negotiations with a local business…
Major road project raises potential for eminent domain
“To keep a major summer road project on track, Eau Claire officials noted Tuesday that eminent domain would be a necessary last resort to improve drainage on Brackett Avenue if negotiations with a local business…
Appeals run out in airport case
“Appeals have run out in an eminent domain case that resulted in court orders that the Lenawee County Airport buy an entire house at Lake Madison rather than just the air space above it. The…
Sandy Springs May Use Eminent Domain For Sidewalk Project
“The Sandy Springs City Council on Tuesday will consider utilizing eminent domain to acquire temporary easements on four parcels needed for a sidewalk project. The council will consider using the process to acquire temporary easements…
Portsmouth must remove sewer line, or take land by eminent domain
“A judge has ruled that the city must remove a public sewer line running through Toyota of Portsmouth land owned by Jim Boyle or “obtain easement rights by eminent domain within a reasonable time.” The…
Commercial Drive development cost several businesses public access to buildings
“Quinn, along with other Commercial Drive property owners across from Consumer Square, lost a one-meter strip off the front of their when the state took it through eminent domain in 1998-99, said James Piccola, spokesman…