Port Authority to take land by eminent domain
“In a move more than 10 years in the making, the city’s Port Authority is going forward with plans to take a vacant 11.4-acre property in the South End by eminent domain. “We’re basically trying…
TELL US: Should a Town Take Property by Eminent Domain?
“Town officials say there are no such plans on the table at the moment and they are just hoping to clear a deed restriction on the parcel, but one of the neighboring properties is the…
Apartment project at Fort Trumbull: Will it happen?
“Careful readers might remember Mayor Finizio’s apology for the eminent domain sins of the New London Development Corp., which he issued in February 2012, back when he announced a name change and new management for…
State pledges $20 million for new Coast Guard Museum in New London
“The city will donate a piece of waterfront property and the state will pledge $20 million toward plans for a new National Coast Guard Museum, according to a series of letters among the mayor, the…
CRDA: No eminent domain in East Hartford
“On Jan. 15, representatives from the Connecticut Regional Development Authority met with East Hartford’s Town Council to answer questions about the authority’s purpose and what powers it had in the town of East Hartford. The…
West Haven property owner fighting land grab; eminent domain battle now focuses on value of parcel
“A landowner’s claims that the city unlawfully took property through eminent domain for a magnet school won’t derail the school’s construction, now that a judge has struck down the allegations. Radio Communications Corp., the final…
Decade since eminent domain battle
It’s been more than a decade since a brutal battle over eminent domain in New London. The city won and ripped down 90 acres worth of homes. It’s now 12 years later and nothing has…
Plans For New Highway Garage In Canton Are Withdrawn
The $6.75 million plan was headed for a referendum in November and was already seen as a tough sell to voters. On Wednesday, selectmen said having to pay more for the land than what the…
New Canaan Parking Commission decides against eminent domain
“I don’t think we start in eminent domain,” commission member Richard Franco said. “I think we start with overtures to businesses. `Are you interested in selling parking spaces?’ “ Woods, Tyler. New Canaan New 19…
Government To Seize Land For Science School
After New Haven’s school board failed to strike a deal with a holdout landowner, West Haven officials are speeding ahead with eminent domain proceedings to clear space for a permanent home for a fast-expanding regional…