Eminent domain ruled out at Sandy Hook
“Susan and George Oberstadt feared Wednesday night that they might be forced to lose their lifelong home on Riverside Road. After an almost two-hour debate with town officials about their 3-acre home and adjoining vacant…
Council To Explore Eminent Domain Option On Parcel Needed For New School
“The Legislative Council is scheduled to consider and possibly endorse eminent domain options to acquire a privately owned parcel for the planned new access road for Sandy Hook School. According to the agenda, the council…
School Board halts eminent domain for ES-27 property
“The Loudoun County School Board on Dec. 3 ended difficult negotiations with the landowners of the Lim and Park property that would have allowed for the construction of an elementary school in Ashburn. The action…
No heroes, many villains in Phoenixville eminent domain dispute
“So it is no wonder that the recent vote by the Phoenixville Area School Board to start the eminent domain process to buy the Meadow Brook Golf Club land for construction of a new elementary…
Oklahoma court says Jenks district owes couple $3.1 million for school expansion
“An Oklahoma appeals court says a jury was correct to award two landowners $3.1 million for 12.7 acres of undeveloped land acquired for a school expansion. District Judge Mary Fitzgerald had said the Jenks School…
Weston to acquire property from Harvard by eminent domain
“n a saga that has taken on “epic proportions,” according to Selectman Michael Harrity, the town plans to take from Harvard University by eminent domain a 1.6-acre parcel of the Case Estates property neighboring Alphabet…
Protesters oppose golf course acquisition
“Carrying signs, Gadsden flags and a bullhorn, opponents of the Phoenixville Area School District’s eminent domain acquisition of Meadow Brook Golf Club protested at the intersection of Route 724 and Kimberton Road Saturday afternoon. “What…
Questions continue regarding Phoenixville school district eminent domain acquisition
“With the Phoenixville Area School District a little more than two weeks away from officially taking control of the Meadow Brook Golf Club property, local citizens continue to air their questions and concerns. “I’m encouraged…
Fairfax School Board to vote on use of eminent domain to acquire office building
“The Fairfax County School Board will vote next month on whether to use eminent domain to acquire a vacant office building in Falls Church and convert it into an elementary school to alleviate severe crowding…
Phoenixville School Board moves to acquire Meadow Brook Golf Club through eminent domain
“With a majority of board members feeling they were out of options for a site for a new school building, the Phoenixville Area School Board voted Thursday to acquire Meadow Brook Golf Club through eminent…