South Inlet relocations
“In the late 1980s, as the CRDA began the $300 million transformation of the Northeast Inlet, many longtime residents of that blighted area objected strenuously to having to relocate. And a dispute between property-owner Vera…
Illinois Senate Approves Granting Eminent Domain Power To Casinos
“The Illinois Senate recently approved a casino bill which would provide casinos with the power of eminent domain. If it passes, SB 1739 would amend the state’s Eminent Domain Act: “The following provisions of law…
ILLINOIS SENATE APPROVES GRANTING EMINENT DOMAIN POWER TO CASINOS
“The Illinois Senate recently approved a casino bill which would provide casinos with the power of eminent domain. If it passes, SB 1739 would amend the state’s Eminent Domain Act: … The bill passed 32-20…
BOC uses eminent domain to widen road
“The Clayton County Board of Commissioners exercised eminent domain powers this week to condemn two houses that interfered with the widening of Anvil Block Road. #County transportation and development Director Jeff Metarko asked the county…
NJ General Assembly Amends Redevelopment Eminent Domain Leg.
“The New Jersey General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill intending to “clarify” the use of eminent domain by a municipality and amending the due process provisions of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (LRHL) that…
Texas Property Rights Upheld in Pipeline Ruling
“Private property right advocates cheered an opinion issued Thursday by the Ninth Court of Appeals in Beaumont in a case involving wealthy East Texas landowner — and storied trial lawyer — Wayne Reaud, who challenged…
Rayonier offers Macclenny alternative site to settle lawsuit
“Months after preparing to use eminent domain to force Rayonier Inc. to sell it 114 acres, the city of Macclenny is being offered a different site. Jacksonville-based Rayonier made the offer in hopes the city…
Ninth Court affirms eminent domain powers of TransCanada Keystone Pipeline
“A Texas appeals court has ruled that a Beaumont judge did not err when he granted a foreign company’s petition to condemn land for the construction of a crude oil pipeline. A group of Southeast…
Texas Farmers Lose Another Bid to Block Keystone Pipeline
“TransCanada Corp. (TRP) won another of the remaining Texas state-court challenges by landowners trying to block construction of the Keystone XL tar-sands pipeline across their property. A state appeals court in Beaumont, Texas, denied a…
City to fix up historic Cascade Saloon
“t will cost an estimated $700,000 to shore up and put a new roof on the Cascade Saloon at 408-410 South Elm St. The city has started the process for taking over the building by…