Eminent domain puts land owner on the skids
“Liles, who owned the property that held the Lamp Gallery, Hudson’s Flower Shop and Country Curtains, wanted $600,000 for the property, but the county offered only $400,000, according to Carr. After Liles spent $80,000 and…
St. Paul focuses on transit-oriented development
“With a number of housing developments completed or underway along the Central Corridor light-rail transit line, city of St. Paul officials are turning more attention to development they believe will increase jobs and economic activity…
Water agency’s eminent domain lawsuit is 1.5 years from court
“A lawsuit filed in January by the Northern Will County Water Agency to wrest control of a privately-owned water pipeline likely won’t get before a jury for another 18 months, the agency’s attorney said Monday….
Eminent domain puts land owner on the skids
“One of the most interesting points about eminent domain is that the burden lies on the property owner to prove that he’s seeking fair compensation for the land. In Huebner’s case, he had gotten $17,500…
Knox County ready to use eminent domain to cut trees by airport
” The county may use its eminent domain powers to cut trees on three properties near the Knox County Regional Airport. Airport Manager Jeffrey Northgraves said the county was able to reach an agreement with…
Op-Ed: Denver: Make transit-oriented living possible for everyone
“Denver city planners and politicians have coalesced around a vision for transit-oriented development (TOD) around the hundreds of new FasTracks stations (2). By coordinating transportation and land use policy, TOD is a viable and promising…
Pipeline plan has detractors
“The proposed pipeline covers 22 miles through Seneca County, from the eastern side of Tiffin through the Bloomville area in a southeasterly direction. Part of the line is to follow an existing easement where a…
Hiatt Printing responds to BSU dropping eminent domain
“In an email to the Daily News on Thursday associate vice president of marketing and communications Tony Proudfoot said the plan to move forward with McKinley Commons by taking Hiatt Printing through eminent domain had…
Eddy County claims private property for loop road
“The Eddy County Commission on Tuesday voted to declare eminent domain on a small private property needed for a future loop road. Commission members voted unanimously Tuesday to proceed with condemnations proceedings against two-tenths of…
City postpones taking man’s home for greenway
““My savior was City Council’s conscience,” said David McCurry, whose home outside the city’s boundary on Barfield Road overlooks the river. “They could not with good conscience put me out of my home. Somebody in…