Commission OKs eminent domain
“Urban renewal commissioners signed off Tuesday on a resolution authorizing the use of eminent domain to acquire property needed to accommodate the development of a new shopping center. Officials have been able to negotiate the…
Call for eminent domain reform
“Recently, a Denton County couple was awarded $873,824 in their case against Crosstex Energy in a gas pipeline easement condemnation suit. The company had originally offered Terry and Ossie Button $44,955, according to a press…
Westerville won’t appeal court ruling, will pay $1.3M
“Westerville officials announced Tuesday they will not appeal a court decision that will cost the city $1.3 million. On Aug. 12, the Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals upheld a $1.3 million award to James…
Riverfront Property Owner Will Fight Covington’s Eminent Domain Move
“The suspended Covington attorney sent away to prison on tax charges has told The River City News that he will fight the City of Covington’s effort to take his riverfront property by eminent domain. Meredith…
Property Rights Group Urges Brown To Veto Redevelopment 2.0
“An influential property rights group has released a new radio ad campaign urging Governor Jerry Brown to veto three bills that would bring back California’s abusive redevelopment agencies. The California Alliance to Protect Private Property…
Road improvements would overlap private properties in Rockford
“A strategy, allowed by the State of Illinois, gives cities like Rockford power to take private land for public use. Local leaders could use this authority for an upcoming road project. “We hope to start…
Brown signs Martins Beach public access bill
“Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill requiring the State Lands Commission to negotiate public access to the shoreline at Martins Beach, an 89-acre beachfront property Khosla purchased in 2008. The decision comes on…
Maine Candidates for Governor Spar Over Natural Gas Pipeline
“Republican Gov. Paul LePage is defending his support of legislation that could make it easier for private businesses to use eminent domain to seize property for natural gas pipeline expansion. The governor says the legislation…
Castle Rock prepares for 1st urban renewal project
“An abandoned municipal dump site and abandoned clay mine are the first targets for urban renewal in Castle Rock. The 66-acre site at the northwest corner of Plum Creek Parkway and Interstate 25 near the…
New York’s MTA Swaps Land for Development
“New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently agreed to transfer 3.28 acres of land that holds two parking lots at a Westchester County train station to apartment developer AvalonBay Communities Inc. AVB +0.54% Under terms of…