Minor land-takings to aid Route 79 project
“Several eminent domain takings of small parcels in Fall River will add small steps to putting the Route 79/Braga Bridge Improvements project on firmer footing, state officials said. At the end of July, the Legislature…
City May Use Eminent Domain to Move Forward with a Bridge Project
“The city of Belton may use its power of eminent domain to move forward with a controversial bridge replacement project. The city council approved the measure 5-1 on Tuesday. It would be used as a…
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…
PennDOT flexes eminent domain muscles in Gap
“To build the Gap bottleneck improvement project, PennDOT has had to acquire all or part of 14 properties: 12 1/2 acres in all. They include two businesses — the Pizza Box and Gap Plants &…
Lodi City Council votes to begin eminent domain process for Harney Lane land
“The Lodi City Council hopes a dispute over land needed for the Harney Lane Grade Separation can be solved in a month. The council voted 4-1 at its Wednesday meeting to begin an eminent domain…
Planners, Chapman trade barbs
“At a July 22 joint training session for the Windham Town Council and Planning Board, tensions boiled over between members of the two bodies as they discussed a March 24 incident relating to an eminent…
St. Clair County tangles with landowners over widening Frank Scott Parkway
“St. Clair County is continuing its two-year fight to use eminent domain to take land needed to improve a busy intersection at Frank Scott Parkway East and Old Collinsville Road in Swansea. The fight pits…
JUDGE FAVORS CITY IN DISPUTE WITH BUSINESS
“A Montgomery County Common Pleas judge Friday denied a local company’s request for a preliminary injunction against the city of Dayton and the developers of Water Street that sought to prevent the project from moving…
Eminent Domain Suggested For Costco Stalemate
“As both sides dig in for what could be a bruising debate over tax breaks for Costco, council President Michael Trueworthy is floating a new idea: Using the power of eminent domain. Trueworthy on Tuesday…
Nashua fighting order to pay $2.8 million for Broad Street Parkway land
“Costs are beginning to add up for land seized by the city to make way for the Broad Street Parkway, and one eminent domain case pending in superior court could affect the bottom line by…