School Board halts eminent domain for ES-27 property
“The Loudoun County School Board on Dec. 3 ended difficult negotiations with the landowners of the Lim and Park property that would have allowed for the construction of an elementary school in Ashburn. The action…
PURSUING EMINENT DOMAIN LIKELY A COSTLY MISTAKE
“o the editor: Allow me to add my name to the list of the many people who strongly urge the City of Alexandria not to take the costly and unnecessary step of attempting to seize…
Choppy waters for Alexandria waterfront plan
“During the long controversy over the redevelopment plan for the Alexandria waterfront, many residents pressed for more open space along the Potomac River. The Alexandria City Council scornfully rejected this because of the high cost….
COMPROMISE WITH THE OLD DOMINION BOAT CLUB REMAINS A POSSIBILITY
“To the editor: The issue of eminent domain is set to rip asunder fragile community goodwill behind the waterfront plan for reasons that are deeply flawed and deceptively described. We are at a critical stage…
CITY HALL TORPEDOED ANY HOPE FOR RESOLUTION ON THE WATERFRONT
“To the editor: If it were possible to lower the level of trust that already exists for city officials held by residents — who voted overwhelmingly in favor of Virginia’s tough eminent domain constitutional amendment…
Fairfax School Board to vote on use of eminent domain to acquire office building
“The Fairfax County School Board will vote next month on whether to use eminent domain to acquire a vacant office building in Falls Church and convert it into an elementary school to alleviate severe crowding…
Alexandria Officials Plan to Use Eminent Domain to Acquire Old Town Parking Lot
“City of Alexandria officials voted Tuesday to move ahead with plans to use eminent domain to acquire a popular parking lot along Old Town’s waterfront. The land currently belongs to the Old Dominion Boat Club,…
WATERFRONT COMMISSION WADES INTO BOAT CLUB PROPERTY DISPUTE
““If the city plan has a 11,500-square-foot parking lot [in its proposal] and the ODBC wants 18,600, why not plan for it to be 15,000 square feet and just move on?” asked commissioner David Speck…
Parking lot or park? Boat club’s riverfront land prompts verbal battle
“The Old Dominion Boat Club and the city of Alexandria squared off Thursday over what will become of the club’s King Street parking lot, in a preview of the arguments both will make in a…
MAYOR MISSPOKE ON EMINENT DOMAIN
“Eminent domain is and always has been a contentious term, especially in the run-up to last year’s election, when Mayor Bill Euille touted — erroneously — his record of eschewing land grabs. “There has been…