Court rules that Aqua Indiana entitled to a jury deciding its value, not city of Fort Wayne
“In what could only be construed as a rebuke to municipalities – and, in particular, Fort Wayne in a specific case – that are seeking to be aggressive through the use of eminent domain in…
Using Eminent Domain for Pipelines? That’s Right of Way Done Wrong
“New York is a no-fracking zone—and many landowners are even losing money on gas flowing from other states. But outside of Albany, many farmers and landowners have welcomed the revenues that have come with the…
Brewery proposes taking for parking, bike path
“Cisco Brewers has formally petitioned the County Commissioners to pursue an eminent-domain taking along the edges of Bartlett Farm Road to widen the roadway, create a new bicycle path, and head off a looming parking…
FERC should further study
“As if the proposed Constitution Pipeline were not controversial enough, given environmental concerns, the issue of eminent domain and suspicions about the ultimate use of the 122-mile project, recently the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
House Bill Tackles Pipeline Companies’ Eminent Domain Powers
“This common carrier status, which means the company is carrying competitors’ products as well as its own to serve the public good, grants companies the right to take land without getting landowners’ consent. Oliveira’s House…
Dillard’s chides Longmont for ‘costly, lengthy and uncertain’ eminent domain action
“The department store chain has spent months talking with NewMark Merrill Mountain States, the mall’s owners, about what it would take to either include Dillard’s in a redeveloped Twin Peaks mall or to buy the…
Waukee council hopes to finalize land deal
“The Waukee City Council on Monday delayed a decision on using eminent domain to acquire farmland to complete the Alice’s Road project, which the city sees as essential to economic growth. All four members of…
US Dept. of Energy Misuses Eminent Domain Authority For Clean Line’s Private Land Grab
“But it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the feds. Congress has repeatedly declined to federalize transmission permitting and siting, preferring to leave authority with the states. But the feds and the utility lobbyists have found…
Claremont should buy water company’s local assets
“The time is right for the city of Claremont to buy out the private company that sells residents their water. City leaders appear determined to acquire the Claremont assets of Golden State Water Co. even…
Near-dock rail hub for Jaxport expected by early 2015
“Jaxport will issue a request for proposals for the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility, or ICTF, May 1 and the board will approve a contractor in September. Construction is estimated to take another 18 months, Miller…