Eminent domain gets the OK so St. Louis can try to keep spy agency
“Aldermen on Friday approved an extensive list of properties enabling the city to begin eminent domain proceedings in an effort to lure the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The board voted 19-5 for the resolution, which simply…
Eminent domain OK’d for north St. Louis site
“City lawmakers on Friday designated a north St. Louis area as blighted, allowing for eminent domain there. The Board of Aldermen voted 17-11 to approve the bill, 263. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay has indicated…
Another heated election looms in Richmond
“Five of the city’s seven City Council spots, including the mayor’s seat, are in play, a contest that promises to be another installment in the ongoing struggle for Richmond’s leadership between big money industries and…
Pooler avoids eminent domain use in property deal
“A $1.2 million agreement has been reached between parties involved in a Pooler land battle in which the city had threatened to seize a local family’s property through eminent domain to build a government office…
Senate urges pipeline project to avoid eminent domain in property negotiations
“The Senate on Friday supported a resolution urging companies involved with the Bluegrass Pipeline to negotiate acquisitions with landowners without using the threat of eminent domain. Sen. Jimmy Higdon, a Lebanon Republican who sponsored the…
2014 voters would decide on state eminent domain amendment
“A proposed North Carolina constitutional amendment would ask voters in the 2014 election to restrict eminent domain. The bill carrying the amendment passed the House on Wednesday in a 103-10 vote. Originally House Bill 8,…