Enbridge takes next step toward eminent domain
“Enbridge has taken another step toward seeking eminent domain for the remaining land the Canadian-based company needs to build a planned 165-mile oil pipeline from its Flanagan Station to a major refinery hub in Patoka….
city can keep interest accrued during eminent domain case
“Former property owners involved in an eminent domain case with the city of Tampa are not entitled to interest on funds the county clerk held during the proceedings because those funds were not considered in…
Judge allows use of condemnation for oil pipelines
“Phillips 66 now has the final right-of-way needed to continue operation of three oil pipelines that cross the Blackfeet Reservation, carrying Canadian crude to points south. Easements for the pipelines, initially granted in the 1960s…
Arvada Urban Renewal Authority picks Buckingham as Ralston Creek North developer
“The board of the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority (AURA) has chosen a team led by Buckingham Cos. as the developer for Ralston Creek North, a 14-acre parcel within the Ralston Fields Urban Renewal Area. Indianapolis-based…
Councilman Jones under ‘bizarre’ eminent-domain fire in Germany Hill development lawsuit
“A developer’s nine-year attempt to construct housing on a strip of green space in Roxborough has devolved into a court battle over how much the city may have to pay for the land and his…
St. Clair County tangles with landowners over widening Frank Scott Parkway
“St. Clair County is continuing its two-year fight to use eminent domain to take land needed to improve a busy intersection at Frank Scott Parkway East and Old Collinsville Road in Swansea. The fight pits…
JUDGE FAVORS CITY IN DISPUTE WITH BUSINESS
“A Montgomery County Common Pleas judge Friday denied a local company’s request for a preliminary injunction against the city of Dayton and the developers of Water Street that sought to prevent the project from moving…
Secrecy over pipeline is just to benefit developers
“The Pacific Connector pipeline is the chosen route to bring natural gas from the shale oilfields to a not-yet-built natural gas compression plant at Jordan Cove in Coos Bay. Private pipeline developers have been granted…
California appellate court vindicates Proposition 13’s eminent domain protection
“Enacted by voters as a ballot initiative in 1978, California’s Proposition 13 gives property owners relief on their tax bills by limiting property taxes to one percent of a property’s value, with a maximum two…
TX Railroad Commission to close eminent domain loophole, but still too vague
“The Texas Railroad Commission, that regulates the oil and gas industry, recently proposed a new rule to close the so-called ’T-4’ loophole that’s long allowed private pipeline companies to claim common carrier status by simply…