Pinellas Park businesses say U.S. 19 fixes killing them
“In an industrial area marked by small manufacturing plants and artisans’ shops operating side-by-side in corrugated iron warehouses, business people set themselves up along U.S. 19 hoping to draw the eyes of passing motorists. An…
A resurgence of eminent domain abuse
“The Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London, which allowed state and local governments to take private property and transfer it to other private owners to promote “economic development” generated a…
Chester County judge hears Phoenixville eminent domain arguments
“A Chester County judge will mull how she’ll decide in the eminent domain dispute heard Friday between the Phoenixville Area School District and a pair of Meadow Brook Golf Club’s owners. Common Pleas Court Judge…
Contractor chosen for Old West Point Road work
“State Aid Road money had long hung in the balance and was in jeopardy of being taken away from the project due to a property owner’s reluctance to grant the county right-of-way so construction could…
Chesco judge hears Phoenixville eminent domain arguments
“A Chester County judge will mull how she’ll decide in the eminent domain dispute she heard Friday between the Phoenixville Area School District and a pair of Meadow Brook Golf Club’s owners. “We just have…
Eminent Domain, The New York Times And The Devil: The Week In Review
“• Adam Reilly reported from Somerville, where Mayor Joe Curtatone wants to spruce up Union Square — and may have to seize property through eminent domain to do it. • Speaking of eminent domain, Edgar…
Where’s the beef? Council hears dissent on road project; water restrictions imposed
“Thursday night’s Hurricane City Council meeting started off with a discussion that turned heated between citizens and the city. The discussion centered on a road project that is underway along Hurricane’s 600 North, and the…
Midland procures properties for sewer corridor, stream realignment
“Midland leaders moved forward with several projects at their Tuesday meeting, including exercising eminent domain on several properties in a planned sewer corridor and realigning a stream in the future Main Street district. As part…
Eminent Domain Abusers Are Making a Comeback
“n Atlantic City, a state agency recently decided to bulldoze the home that Charlie Birnbaum’s parents bought 45 years ago and that he now uses as a piano studio and a base for his piano-tuning…
Pending law targeting urban renewal taxes could stall future projects
“Aurora officials say there’s economic danger in a new legislative weapon touted by counties, the latest salvo in the ongoing battle over tax dollars and how cities like Aurora finance redevelopment projects. “Nobody knows how…