Sandy Springs gets “serious” about eminent domain
“Sandy Springs City Council on June 18 authorized the taking of private property for the city’s future downtown. The vote came at the end of a lengthy City Council meeting during which council members also…
Zoning, eminent domain on Sandy Springs’ agenda
“The controversy on the June 18 meeting agenda doesn’t end there, however. Sandy Springs City Council will also consider using eminent domain to purchase property at 6224 Roswell Road. The property’s current occupant is Makara…
Clayton Co. mulls tearing down apartments to build school
“Residents of a Clayton County apartment complex are hoping their pleas to end an eminent domain threat will stop the county from turning their homes into a school. Residents of the Regal Forest Apartments say…
Cornelia moving ahead with eminent domain proceedings
“It doesn’t happen often, but the Cornelia City Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday night to go forward with eminent domain proceedings for property currently outside the city limits, but adjacent to city-owned property. The 18 acres…
Morrow residents fight eminent domain
“She said the board’s plans are to construct a facility that would be the permanent home of the Elite Scholars Academy charter school. It would be funded by the board’s 1-cent Special Purpose Local Option…
BOC uses eminent domain to widen road
“The Clayton County Board of Commissioners exercised eminent domain powers this week to condemn two houses that interfered with the widening of Anvil Block Road. #County transportation and development Director Jeff Metarko asked the county…
Private Property Rights vs. Eminent Domain
“It is imperative that everyone view the presentation on DeKalb County Opportunity Zone Designation and Urban Redevelopment Plan because this plan will expand our local government power under eminent domain. You will noticed that the…
Pooler family fights eminent domain
“For months the Patel family, the city and lenders have been negotiating the potential sale of the family’s small shopping center behind Pooler City Hall at 211 W. Highway 80. But a communications breakdown led…
Homeowners Fight Eminent Domain That Would Make Way for New Heards Ferry Elementary
“Twenty-one members of Riley Place Homeowners Association sent a letter to the Fulton Board of Education to protest possible relocation of Heards Ferry Elementary to their neighborhood on the southern end of Riverside Drive. The…
Homeowners Fight Eminent Domain That Would Make Way for New Heards Ferry Elementary
“Twenty-one members of Riley Place Homeowners Association sent a letter to the Fulton Board of Education to protest possible relocation of Heards Ferry Elementary to their neighborhood on the southern end of Riverside Drive. The…