Clarkstown to use eminent domain for West Nyack flood mitigation
“A local builder’s hope to one day develop his property is in jeopardy as Clarkstown wants to condemn it for flood mitigation. James Owens with J. Owens Building said he has been waiting for the…
Shumlin: Hire appraiser in pipeline takings
“Gov. Peter Shumlin wants the Department of Public Service to hire an independent property appraiser to participate in eminent domain proceedings for the Addison-Rutland Natural Gas Project. “I am concerned at the transparency and equity…
Tappan Zee team acquires another South Nyack home
“The builder of the new Tappan Zee Bridge has purchased a second home that had initially been slated to be taken by the state for the bridge project. Jacqueline Peralta and her husband, Roberto Garcia,…
Pa. court rules against road to landlocked parcel
“A state appeals court is ruling against a landowner who wanted to access his landlocked property by putting a road through a neighbor’s land, the latest decision in a long-running dispute about how Pennsylvania’s Private…
Two legislators oppose eminent domain for pipeline
“Two key Iowa lawmakers say they are opposing the use of eminent domain to obtain easements on private property to construct an 1,100-mile Bakken oil pipeline that would cross through 17 Iowa counties. Sen. Robert…
Another Purple Line Legal Case Could Complicate Its Rollout
“Ajay Bhatt, who happens to be the president of Friends of the Capital Crescent Trail, the group who filed the lawsuit over amphipod habitats, put up a fence extending 14 feet past his property line…
Atlantic City eminent domain case moves forward as Revel closes
“A man fighting a state agency’s plan to seize his Atlantic City home near the soon-to-be-shuttered Revel Casino Hotel today returned to court, where lawyers sparred over the influence the bankrupt resort had on the…
International pipeline company: Eminent domain would be ‘last resort’
“Eminent domain could become an issue for residents with property along the route of a proposed 250-mile natural gas pipeline from Kensington, Ohio, to Dawn Hub, Ontario. Arthur Diestel, a spokesman for Spectra Energy Co.’s…
CCTA Uses Eminent Domain to Acquire Properties
“Twice in recent months, the Chittenden County Transportation Authority has been thwarted in its attempts to buy property in Burlington that it claims is crucial to its long-term growth. An electrical contracting business that abuts…
T.U.D. Moves Towards Eminent Domain
“T.U.D. took a step towards acquiring PG&E land in hopes of eventually constructing a water storage reservoir northeast of the district’s Sugar Pine property. This year’s drought has heightened community interest regarding new water storage…