Pipeline Company Threatens Legal Action Against Survey Holdouts
“Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC sent out letters threatening legal action against property owners who refused access to their land for surveying. Groups opposed to the pipeline believe there is no basis for legal action. The…
Legal Experts Say Pipeline Companies Can’t Yet Claim Eminent Domain
“Pipeline companies who want to build lines through West Virginia and neighboring Virginia have told some landowners they can survey on their land without the landowners’ permission. Legal experts, however, say those companies don’t have…
Eminent Domain Attorney Discusses Natural Gas Pipeline
“Property owners along the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline will meet tonight, 11/17, to hear from eminent domain attorneys. The proposed pipeline would bring oil from fracking operations in Pennsylvania and neighboring states through West Virginia…
Sanitary board to use eminent domain for Red Brush project
“The Beckley Sanitary Board is in Phase III of its project in the Red Brush neighborhood. Standing in the way of completion however, are nearly 50 properties where the owners won’t sign right-of-way easements. Board…
Sanitary board seeks next step in sewer upgrade
“Charleston Sanitary Board members will consider asking the city to start eminent domain proceedings to acquire 16 easements in the Sherwood Forest subdivision to upgrade sewer system there. The board will hold a special meeting…
Clarksburg Officials Try To Take Family’s Property Through Eminent Domain
“This property has been in the Davis family since 1967 and they’re confused as to how something like this can happen? It’s all because of eminent domain. Now what that is, is the power to…
Urban Renewal Authority sells two properties
“Randall Hupp offered $1,000 for a vacant lot at 539 Sixth St., which is adjacent to his property. Norman Moek offered $5,000 for a property at 1709 16th St.. The space butts up against the…
US Dept. of Energy Misuses Eminent Domain Authority For Clean Line’s Private Land Grab
“But it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the feds. Congress has repeatedly declined to federalize transmission permitting and siting, preferring to leave authority with the states. But the feds and the utility lobbyists have found…
Historical Society: Claim Pearis-Johnston House through eminent domain
“Sitting on West Main Street, the Johnston House was originally targeted for demolition by the city of Princeton late last December. Princeton Code Enforcement Director Bill Buzzo said at the time that the home had…
Special meeting to be held on eminent domain.
Eric Peters, executive director of the Tyler County Development Authority, said the issues with the current road, “Not all of the available sites within the industrial park are efficiently accessed by the existing road. Constructing…