Bill would give Rowan-Rutgers partnership new powers
“A board created to oversee a new health sciences partnership between Rowan University and Rutgers-Camden would gain eminent domain powers under a bill that cleared the Senate budget committee Monday. The bill, sponsored by Senate…
Stark & Stark’s Timothy Duggan to Co-Chair Conference on Eminent Domain Law
“Stark & Stark, a prominent law firm with offices in New Jersey, New York and eastern Pennsylvania, announced that firm shareholder Timothy P. Duggan will be co-chairing a conference entitled “Eminent Domain Update – Special…
Dozens of beachfront owners resisting dune easements
“Jedziniak, a 45-year oceanfront owner in Ship Bottom, is one of more than 280 property owners who have yet to sign their easements for an Army Corps of Engineers project that officials say would make…
Eminent domain begins in Montclair
“Montclair has moved in court Monday to seize private land next to the Montclair Police Department to park township police vehicles, using its power of eminent domain in a way some municipal officials say is…
Storm Over Eminent Domain Brews in New Jersey
“WSJ’s Josh Dawsey takes a look at how many New Jersey Shore towns battered by superstorm Sandy are moving to seize private land to accommodate a network of protective coastal dunes. They’re using their powers…
Eminent domain is NJ’s new storm over Sandy
“After many New Jersey Shore towns were damaged by Superstorm Sandy, the state is eyeing private land to set a chain of protective coastal dunes, but property owners aren’t giving in without a fight, The…
Landowners Fight Protective Dunes
“Many of the homeowners who are holding out have two main issues: They want financial compensation, and they don’t want to lose their ocean views. The dunes could be 18 feet tall or higher. Some…
Toms River to bond $3.5M for eminent domain
“Revenue for eminent domain proceedings on Ocean County’s northern barrier island is expected to be increased by $3.5 million when the Township Council meets tonight. However, Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher’s administration said it would not…
NJ TOWN TURNS TO EMINENT DOMAIN TO CLEAN UP BLIGHT OF FORECLOSED HOUSES
“Irvington has become the second municipality in the country — after Richmond, CA — that is attempting to convert eminent domain into a tool to help homeowners deal with neighborhoods blighted by foreclosed houses. But…
Bayonne City Council passes redevelopment ordinances
“The first ordinance proposes a five-story, 160-unit multifamily building at 224-230 Avenue E that would have above or below ground parking. The city would have to use eminent domain to acquire the property, currently the…