Eminent Domain Debate Goes To The Railroad Commission
“Last year at a farm in outside of Beaumont, Dick O’Keefe sat at the kitchen table and talked about how a pipeline had come to his land. The company had claimed eminent domain powers. O’Keefe…
It’s time for real eminent domain reform
“Many Texans may remember me, the former mayor of the small town of DISH in the Barnett Shale, for bringing attention to the health and environmental impacts of fracking a few years ago. But those…
Angry crowd opposes tollway link between Bush Turnpike, I-30
“A large and often angry crowd provided almost unanimous opposition Monday night to a proposed toll road that would link Bush Turnpike with Interstate 30 near Greenville. Neal Barker of the Texas Turnpike Corp. was…
A peek inside Beth Olem, the cemetery that was swallowed by a GM plant
” In the early 1980s, Mayor Coleman A. Young and the city of Detroit conceded a whole neighborhood to General Motors. As GM threatened to end its manufacturing presence in the city by closing its…
Putting pressure on McDonald’s, DeWitt hopes to finish deal at former Howard Johnson’s
“The Town of DeWitt says it may pursue eminent domain against McDonald’s in order to complete new hotels at the former Howard Johnson site at Carrier Circle. The old abandoned hotel has been a lightning…
City to Revoke Economic Development Deal on Pike, Use Eminent Domain on Highway Avenue
“A loan approved by the City of Covington nearly a year ago will be taken back after the project failed to get started. The long-vacant building at 12-14 West Pike Street (pictured above), two doors…
City starts eminent domain process
“The Anderson Redevelopment Commission has started the process to obtain the former General Motors Plant 18 site through eminent domain. The commission on Thursday voted unanimously to request that the Anderson City Council adopt a…
State gets approval to seize Atlantic Yard sites
“StorageMart, which operates a storage facility at one of the properties, announced on its blog that the state has given tenants 90 days to empty their units. An attorney for the ESDC told DNAinfo that…
Commission rejects Haymarket demo plan
“The city’s Historic Preservation Commission rejected a proposal Thursday by developer WRK to tear down the building at 700 O St. that once housed Crawdaddy’s restaurant, but its decision is likely to carry little weight….
Thinking about eminent domain: economist suggests property owners should get a share of future profits
“New York State is going to court today to condemn the last seven properties needed for the Atlantic Yards project, and the big question is not whether the condemnation will be successful but how much…