Norfolk eminent domain battle may finally reach end
“The conflict dates to 1998, when the City Council approved the Hampton Boulevard Redevelopment Project to help ODU expand eastward. The area marked for redevelopment stretches from 38th to 48th streets, between Hampton Boulevard and…
Southwest suburbs brace for a long fight against private water company
“The lawsuit against American Lake Water Co. was filed by Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Woodridge, Lemont and Homer Glen under an organization the towns created called the Northern Will County Water Agency. The lawsuit seeks to take…
Under Eminent Domain, Broward Buys Airport Hilton For $62M
“A settlement between the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport and Broward County bridged a huge gap between what the county wanted to pay for the 388-room hotel initially and what the owner wanted for it. The…
Response from Lompoc landowner involved in tiger salamander eminent domain case
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The City Council made the right move by allowing the process to move forward
“At this point, both of those criteria have been met in the case of the property at 1377 Humboldt Ave. owned by Jerry and Laura Douglas. That’s why the council, at its June 4 meeting,…
New Group Wants Public Purchase of Cal-Am
“Public Water Now wants voters to decide if they want the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District to pursue buying Cal-Am, and if necessary, purchase the private water company’s Monterey Peninsula holdings through eminent domain. Ratepayers…
California Schemers Urge Eminent Domain Abuse in Nevada
“The scheme was initially dubbed the Community Resolution Assistance Program (C.R.A.P.) by Byron Georgiou, a partner in the California company, Mortgage Resolution Partners (MRP), which is currently peddling the scheme to the city of North…
Fremont using eminent domain for crucial downtown road extension
“City officials have started the eminent domain process to purchase a parcel of land considered key in developing the downtown area, while taking steps to reassure neighboring owners that their properties are not next for…
Attempted Land Grab Ends With Voters Booting Entire City Council
“In Hackensack, New Jersey, however, the officials who targeted Michael Monaghan’s property for seizure as part of an “area in need of redevelopment,” even while denying him the right to develop it himself, pushed too…
County Airport to Claim So. Thomaston Too-Tall Trees by Eminent Domain
“Knox County Commissioners acted on Tuesday, June 11, to claim access to three private South Thomaston properties to cut trees that are poking into the airspace in the approach path to the Knox County Regional…