Ruling delivers setback for Jordan Cove pipeline route
“A ruling by a judge in an Oregon county has delivered at least a temporary setback to the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas project in Oregon. Kathleen Johnson, a circuit court judge in Douglas…
Editorial: Don’t use eminent domain for canal trails
“The Bend Park & Recreation District should not seize private property to complete its trail system along canals in southeast Bend. It may never come to using eminent domain to take the property, but the…
Letter: Development of bike path on farm land an unnecessary ‘slippery slope’
“n the past, eminent domain was used for real exigencies. During World War II, a segment of what is now our farm was taken by the federal government for a water treatment plant, a well…
Success of pipeline may mean much to Oregon
“Two meetings are coming up that will give the public a chance to present its views on a nearly $2 billion pipeline that would cross Klamath County, if approved. If you have something to say,…
Need better route
“While a bicycle path between Corvallis and Albany might be useful, the one devised by Benton County is poorly conceived and damaging to agriculture along its route. It was designed and sited with no input…
Secrecy over pipeline is just to benefit developers
“The Pacific Connector pipeline is the chosen route to bring natural gas from the shale oilfields to a not-yet-built natural gas compression plant at Jordan Cove in Coos Bay. Private pipeline developers have been granted…
Oregon landowners seek pipeline protections
“A property rights group wants Oregon lawmakers to strengthen protections for farmers who face natural gas pipelines crossing their land. Landowners currently are in a weak position during negotiations with pipeline developers who hold the…
Beaverton School District eminent domain trial ends with $6.7 million verdict
“The battle between the Beaverton School District and the Crescent Grove Cemetery Association over a 15-acre piece of South Cooper Mountain property ended Wednesday with $6.7 million verdict. The amount was nearly halfway between the…
Tigard cemetery wins lawsuit against Beaverton schools
“The Beaverton School District lost a $6.7 million lawsuit against a Tigard cemetery, ending a yearlong legal battle over the property it planned to purchase to build a new high school. Crescent Grove Cemetery has…
2014 Washington Legislature: Senator seeks to prevent transfer of eminent domain to agencies from other states
“Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, introduced a bill today intended to prevent Washington localities from using their rights of eminent domain to help an agency from another state acquire property. The bill takes aim at transactions…