Lower Merion responds to property owners in Villanova eminent domain fight
“The legal battle between the Lower Merion School District and homeowners over land in Villanova continued this week as the district made its case for taking the property through eminent domain. Lawyers for the…
To save the Denver Post from its hedge-fund owners, the State of Colorado should seize it
“Readers and staff alike are begging The Denver Post’s double-dealing owners to sell the paper to a responsible local buyer. If they won’t, the state should compel them to. Even by the grim standards…
Red Lion uses eminent domain to dismiss trespassing lawsuit
“After a heated back and forth between council members and residents, the Red Lion Borough Council voted to use eminent domain to take possession of someone else’s property. The ordinance passed 4-2. The vote comes…
Union Township man challenging plan by Geigertown Area Joint Authority for his property
“A Union Township man is challenging the Geigertown Area Joint Authority’s plans to install a sewer pump station on his property. Richard C. Wallace, 68, is one of nine property owners whose land has been…
Sunoco Withdraws Exemption From Local Zoning For Mariner East Pipeline
“On March 5, Sunoco Pipeline L.P. withdrew its request for an exemption from the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code for the construction of a series of industrial valve control and pumping stations necessary to advance its…
Even Pickaxes Couldn’t Stop The Nation’s First Oil Pipeline
“One-hundred-fifty years ago, a man named Samuel Van Syckel built the nation’s first commercial oil pipeline in the rugged terrain of northwestern Pennsylvania. His pipeline transformed how oil is transported — and it would change…
2nd hearing set in Millcreek fee case
“Lawyers soon will reconvene over how much more Millcreek Township must pay in a lawsuit in which it has already covered $517,868 of its opponent’s legal fees. Senior Erie County Judge John A. Bozza on…
Camden snatches site from developer; developer says eminent domain offer lowball
“When the Parking Authority of the City of Camden decided it wanted to tear down the decades-old Commerce Building in the heart of downtown to put up a parking garage, it made an offer far…
Crackdown aims at loopholes that allow developers to skirt Pittsburgh deed tax
“For years, buyers of some of the most prominent properties near and in Downtown have exploited loopholes in state law to avoid paying deed transfer tax. Now the city school district has found a way…
Millcreek Township to Reimburse 500,000 in Legal Expenses
“Millcreek township will have to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars in reimbursement for legal expenses in an eminent domain case. Laurel Hirt oversees the Angela Cres Trust.and sued the Millcreek Township for more…