Tiny water district to seize PG&E power lines, transformers
“For years, San Francisco progressives have dreamed of breaking free from PG&E and setting up their own electric utility. Now a small irrigation district in the Central Valley might beat them to it. The South…
McDuffie Seeks Eminent Domain to Seize Brentwood Trash Transfer Station
“Now that the D.C. Council, spurred by Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser, is moving away from a key land swap as part of the D.C. United stadium deal, the city may be forced to acquire a chunk…
Joe Self could pay back city $2.7 million for East Kellogg land
“Car dealer Joe Self could repay $2.7 million to the city as part of a settlement for land to expand East Kellogg. The settlement is one of two the Wichita City Council will consider Tuesday….
Olympic proposal adds to worries at Boston food complex
“In the predawn hours, before commuters have brought traffic on nearby Interstate 93 to a standstill, workers in white butcher smocks cleave cuts of beef and chicken, fillet fresh cod, and cold-pack oysters and other…
I-405 widening tiptoes forward as OCTA board parses language
“he Orange County Transportation Authority’s widening of I-405 inched forward Monday, though committee members were concerned their votes could be misconstrued as support for tolled express lanes. As a result of these concerns, a committee…
PSE&G Denies Right-of-Way to Pilgrim Pipeline; Hands Setback to Oil Pipeline Construction
“Pilgrim Pipeline was denied access to PSE&G right of way by the PSE&G Corporate Lands Division and now senior leadership has upheld that decision. Pilgrim had asked the public utility for use of their easements…
Vermont Gas Systems welcomes opportunity to open dialogue with concerned landowners group
“Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) today announced that it will open a direct dialogue with a group of landowners who have raised concerns about the proposed extension of Vermont’s natural gas infrastructure into Addison County and…
Essex County wants cemetery back
“Essex County lawmakers have authorized using eminent domain to take back the old County Home and Infirmary cemetery in Essex. It was sold by mistake in 1985 as part of the former county poor farm…
Land acquisition or land grab?
“India’s debate on land acquisition is a case of misnomer. When a business purchases another business, it is said to have acquired it through a market transaction. Acquisition is thus a word used to connote…
Appeals court sides with homeowners in parking lot litigation
“A couple whose home was condemned by the city of Muskogee and taken for the construction of a parking lot has won a favorable ruling from a state appellate court. Catherine and Orlin Phillips had…