Supervisors move closer to eminent domain use for airport project
“Warren County supervisors are a step closer to using eminent domain to take property around the county airport from a landowner, despite new concerns raised Friday by opponents of a plan to extend the airport’s…
City Council ‘Moving Ahead’ with Eminent Domain Proceedings for Western Blvd
“Plans for a connector road through Stateway Plaza are still progressing after the Watertown City Council discussed the issue Monday night in executive session, following its regular meeting. Earlier in the evening, Alexandria Bay developer…
Town of Dewitt considers eminent domain battle to clean up eyesore
“”We want to tell the parties that we are serious and we want this done,” Dewitt Town Supervisor Ed Michalenko announced to members of his town’s board on Monday night. The push for action followed…
Smithtown has backup plan if offer for property is refused
“Smithtown Town officials plan to make way — via purchase or eminent domain of a thin strip of property — for the construction of a new street connecting parallel roads in St. James. Officials want…
City seizes Hotel Syracuse through eminent domain
“The City of Syracuse has used legal channels to take control of the Hotel Syracuse after several efforts to redevelop the historic downtown lodging site have failed. Syracuse and its economic development arm, the Syracuse…
Roadblock: Stateway Plaza owners holding up improvements at shopping malls
“As the property owners have ignored the city’s latest offer, eminent domain may be Watertown’s only option for obtaining the land necessary to develop a connector road through Stateway Plaza. Officials have long wanted to…
Town Board Declares Eminent Domain for Indian Brook Road Bridge
“The Philipstown Town Board last Wednesday took the rare step of invoking eminent domain for easement access to a historic Indian Brook Road property and begin long-awaited replacement of an inadequate culvert-bridge over the brook,…
Hotel Syracuse: 5 facts from eminent domain court paperwork (read petition)
“As expected, a Syracuse agency moved this month to take the shuttered Hotel Syracuse by eminent domain. It’s the next step in the latest proposed redevelopment of downtown’s once-grand hotel. A hotel developer wants to…
Runway meeting will focus on eminent domain
“The public will get its chance to have a say on Warren County’s proposal to annex land to expand the main runway at the county airport, although a local taxpayers group is concerned the county…
City may move forward with eminent domain for Stateway Plaza connector road
“Not yet hearing from the strip mall’s owners, the city may now initiate eminent domain proceedings to obtain the land needed for a connector road that would go through the parking lot of Stateway Plaza….