State Supreme Court to rule in Delta property-rights case
“The California Supreme Court has agreed to decide an epic battle over whether the state must condemn and acquire parcels on tens of thousands of acres of private property to conduct preliminary testing for Gov….
CCRC moving forward with reservoir land acquisition, even with appeal
“That’s what Clarke County Reservoir Commission (CCRC) is hoping for with unanimously deciding to still move forward in the land acquisition process for the reservoir (lake) project at Squaw Creek Watershed, even though an appeal…
Five towns refile water system lawsuit
“The communities that are seeking to take over American Lake Water pipelines have refiled their eminent domain lawsuit, after it was withdrawn this spring to address a legal technicalty. Homer Glen, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Lemont and…
Village of Deferiet to invoke eminent domain for joint water project
“The village Board of Trustees unanimously agreed Wednesday to initiate eminent domain proceedings against 12 hold-outs to the joint water project with the village of Herrings. The $4 million joint water project, begun in 2006,…
Numerous court filings in Missoula’s effort to gain ownership of water system
“The city of Missoula’s efforts to use eminent domain to gain ownership of the water supply and distribution system that serves its residents has seen several court filings in recent days. The city filed a…
Water Employees File Motion Intervening City’s Eminent Domain Case
“One more challenge is added to the city’s battle to acquire Mountain Water Company. 38 Mountain Water employees filed a motion on Wednesday, intervening in the City of Missoula’s efforts to condemn Missoula’s water through…
Mountain Water for sale; Missoula interested in buying
“Missoula’s Mountain Water system is up for sale, the latest wrinkle in the on-going drama over the future of one of the city’s key utilities. The news caught city leaders by surprise. But they’re still…
Bulverde couple under siege by government land grab for developer
“The battle between a big developer and private property rights continues to rage on in Bulverde, Texas. With a grand bait and switch, the government has expanded its tactics from using the Texas Commission on…
Measure O costs too much
“The proponents of Measure O claim that buying out Cal Am will almost instantly provide savings on water costs of 25 percent to 35 percent. They have not produced an independent study that has been…
Mayor: Equity firm reneged on promise
“Missoula has amended an eminent domain filing as it seeks to own the water system that serves city residents. A complaint filed Monday says Carlyle Infrastructure asked for the city’s support for its 2011 purchase…