Scott County OKs eminent domain for 77 parcels along Highway 169
“The Scott County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 16 to authorize eminent domain proceedings on 77 properties along Highway 169, mostly in the areas between and surrounding County Road 14 and County Road 78….
Sears won’t give up its dead Kmart, so a Denver leader may play hardball
“The former home of a Kmart store in southeastern Denver has been largely vacant for nearly five years, and Councilwoman Kendra Black is getting pretty sick of it. The site at South Monaco Parkway and…
New York City Unleashes Eminent Domain Abuse on Immigrant Dry Cleaners in East Harlem
“Eminent domain abuse has reared its ugly head in East Harlem. As Ginger Adams Otis reports in the New York Daily News, city officials plan to seize a family-owned dry cleaning business and then hand…
An eminent domain battle in NYC could put this dry cleaner out of business
““Eminent Domain” gives governments the power to take over private property if it’s determined that it’s for the public good. Most laws require that the government gives the property owner “just compensation” for the trouble….
Penn Station transformation in the offing: Cuomo
“Major overhauls to the general layout of Penn Station to curb terrorist threats are on the horizon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during his State of the State address last Wednesday, saying he may use…
Landowners fight effort to take land for Foxconn
“A dozen homeowners living near the Wisconsin site for a massive Foxconn Technology Group complex are going to court to try to stop efforts to forcibly take their land. The property owners say the…
Property owners appealing school district’s value of their homes
“Three sets of homeowners have until the end of March to move out of Bothell-area homes where the Everett School District hopes to build a new high school. The Everett School Board voted in…
Downtown Westminster soon to be more than JC Penney and a parking garage
“Real estate firm JLL announced this week that some of its capital markets team members helped secure $66.2 million in financing for that project, which is being built by Minneapolis-based Sherman Associates. JLL representatives said…
Does TransCanada owe $350,000 in lawyers’ fees in eminent domain cases? Nebraska Supreme Court hears arguments
“Lawyers were in court Tuesday arguing about a case involving the Keystone XL pipeline, but the debate was over legal fees, not whether the $8 billion project should be built. That second issue —…
Vacant Kmart is an eyesore, but using eminent domain is worse
“On the corner of Monaco Parkway and Evans Avenue in Denver sits an absurdly expansive parking lot serving a former big-box department store building that has been vacant for years and can only now be…