Golf course owner turns down airport land deal
“Meadowgreens Golf Course co-owner Carmen Nero has turned down Columbia County’s offer of $629,000 for part of his golf course the county needs to extend the protection zone around its airport. Nero told the Register-Star…
Eminent-domain action imminent?
“City officials paid $8,500 for an appraisal of the Dillard’s store at Twin Peaks Mall recently in connection with talk of invoking eminent domain on the property. All details of the appraisal — including the…
State pledges $20 million for new Coast Guard Museum in New London
“The city will donate a piece of waterfront property and the state will pledge $20 million toward plans for a new National Coast Guard Museum, according to a series of letters among the mayor, the…
Homeowners Fight Eminent Domain That Would Make Way for New Heards Ferry Elementary
“Twenty-one members of Riley Place Homeowners Association sent a letter to the Fulton Board of Education to protest possible relocation of Heards Ferry Elementary to their neighborhood on the southern end of Riverside Drive. The…
State Seeking to Close Rollover Pass After Almost 60 Years, to Residents’ Regret
“And now, saying Hurricane Ike did so much damage it’s pointless to rebuild, the state is seeking to close Rollover down. They have a $6 million plan to build new fishing spots and recreational facilities,…
Easement OK’d for Delaware Valley school construction project
“The district received confirmation Thursday that the land owner, Konstantinos Ferousis, has accepted an agreement with the school to allow an easement for a driveway to be used only in case of an emergency. The…
Waterfront Plans Threaten Dream to Honor a Warship in Brooklyn
“George J. Weinmann, a descendant of the Monitor’s assistant surgeon, and his wife, Janice Lauletta-Weinmann, have spent two decades pushing to build a museum to commemorate the ship’s history. In 2003 an affiliate of Shell…
Judge: Ball State can seek land via eminent domain
“A judge has ruled Ball State University can proceed with its efforts to claim a family business near campus through eminent domain. Ball State is seeking ownership of Hiatt Printing so it can build a…
Eminent domain bill survives close vote
” A legislative measure to grant eminent domain and condemnation rights to oil companies has finally made it out of its first committee, more than two months after beginning the process. Senate Bill 13-191 survived…
State’s eminent domain law angers Hobart landowner
“Hobart landowner Jerry Shrovnal says the $500,000 the state Department of Transportation gave him for his property isn’t nearly enough. The land is needed for a new diamond interchange at Wisconsin 29 and County FF,…