City appealing to Ohio Supreme Court in the Wasserman case
“he city has appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn a decision of the state’s Sixth District Court of Appeals that ruled Fremont and former Mayor Terry Overmyer took a local couple’s land easement…
Don’t blight the hand that feeds you: Stop eminent domain abuse
“Just this past September, Denver’s City Council voted to designate 29 city blocks as “blighted,” covering some 85 acres. Adding insult to injury, some of these blighted homes were Victorian houses that are well over…
Eminent domain legislation is resurrected in Iowa House
“A bill restricting the use of eminent domain that died in last week’s legislative funnel deadline was resurrected in the Iowa House on Tuesday. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to add the measure as an amendment to…
County Might Use Eminent Domain to Get Mossyrock Property
“Lewis County may exercise eminent domain on property near Swofford Road in Mossyrock in order to finish a reconstruction project that has been on the books for a long time. Property condemnation was a last-resort…
The Little Townhouse In The Shadow Of 30 Rock
“Last week, I was scouting office space in midtown, and I stopped by one of my favorite buildings on Sixth Avenue. At 850 feet tall, 30 Rockefeller Plaza is the 10th tallest building in New…
Letter: Old neighborhood didn’t have choice
“This event brings to mind a smaller but similar happening. In the early 1960s the Yale Avenue Urban Renewal Project came into being. A long-standing neighborhood was in the way of needed expansion space for…
Florence backs off on acid ban
“The Town Council has agreed unanimously to lift its 8-month-old ban on sulfuric acid, avoiding a showdown with Curis Resources in federal court. The town, however, continues to pursue eminent domain to acquire the Florence…
Keystone Pipeline Opponents Cite State Dept. Funny Business & Oozing Oil To Demand (Further) Review
“TransCanada, the Calgary-based energy conglomerate behind the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, has often stumbled in trying to win the hearts and minds of Americans. It has, for example, infuriated property-rights advocates from Montana to…
Eminent Domain Fight in Camden
“A heated city council meeting was held in Camden on Monday that had people literally screaming at their city leaders. The argument is over the city’s threat to use eminent domain on land owners, and…
Eminent domain bill’s death brings grief for House Speaker, relief for mayor
“The failure of a bill that would restrict the use of eminent domain to acquire private land for a recreational lake is being cited by Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen as a big disappointment for…