Town of Iron Gate has to pay landowner $115,000
“The town of Iron Gate has had to mortgage its town hall, raise taxes on cigarettes and lay off part-time workers to pay the settlement in a lawsuit over its use of eminent domain. In…
Lawsuit costly for small town in Va
“The settlement of an eminent domain lawsuit has been costly for a small Virginia town. Iron Gate cashed in a certificate of deposit and took out a loan to pay the $115,000 settlement. To secure…
Iron Gate mortgages town hall to help pay off legal settlement
“Court records show the town of Iron Gate in Alleghany County had to mortgage its town hall in order to help pay off debt resulting from a legal settlement. James Martin sued the town after…
School Board moves forward in condemning land for acquisition
“The Loudoun County School Board has elected to use eminent domain to acquire a 17-acre property in Ashburn for a new elementary school. In a 6-3 vote, the board elected June 25 to take the…
County’s use of ‘eminent domain’ must be checked
“The June 6, 2013 article entitled “Original Tysons landowners feel pressured to sell” revealed what I believe is an improper use of the Fairfax County government’s right to take private property for public use. In…
Norfolk eminent domain battle may finally reach end
“The conflict dates to 1998, when the City Council approved the Hampton Boulevard Redevelopment Project to help ODU expand eastward. The area marked for redevelopment stretches from 38th to 48th streets, between Hampton Boulevard and…
A property rights defender
“The opponents of last November’s property rights amendment to the Virginia Constitution assured us that we could trust our state lawmakers to stand strong for reforms they enacted in 2007 preventing localities from condemning land…
Water authority may use eminent domain in Roanoke sewer line project
“The Western Virginia Water Authority may have to invoke its power of eminent domain to compel a landowner to sell it an easement for only the second time since its founding nearly a decade ago….
Materials From Today’s Virginia Eminent Domain Conference
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New Hope for Eminent Domain Cases?
“Easy, convenient access is the lifeblood of a convenience store. Without it, a store can go from thriving to out of business. It is no wonder then that convenience store operators become anxious when government…