Runway meeting will focus on eminent domain
“The public will get its chance to have a say on Warren County’s proposal to annex land to expand the main runway at the county airport, although a local taxpayers group is concerned the county…
City may move forward with eminent domain for Stateway Plaza connector road
“Not yet hearing from the strip mall’s owners, the city may now initiate eminent domain proceedings to obtain the land needed for a connector road that would go through the parking lot of Stateway Plaza….
School district may face $500,000-plus cost in eminent domain case
“The School District of Beloit could end up paying at least $539,122 in the legal battle to acquire land along Milwaukee Road which is the site of its new intermediate school. Attorneys for Anna Truckenbrod…
Will Little Pink House Become the Erin Brockovich of the Eminent-Domain Abuse Movement?
“Former Reason TV producer Ted Balaker and his wife Courtney Balaker are producing a movie based on the travails of Suzette Kelo, whose fight against eminent domain abuse resulted in the landmark case Kelo v….
CRDA eminent domain protest
“What started out with 62 units with probably more than 250 family members is down to 8 or 10 people,” said Linda Steele, President of the Atlantic City NAACP. In 2012, residents were told by…
Ameren receives eminent domain authority to install major power line
“State regulators have granted Ameren Tranmission Co. eminent domain authority on two sections of a major power line planned across central Illinois. A third request is pending, and others seem likely. Members of the Illinois…
Eminent domain measure gets final approval
“Crisfield officials gave final approval to an ordinance giving them the authority to use eminent domain to acquire property on Seventh Street that sits in the middle of a planned wind turbine project at the…
Property Reserve on Hold: Supreme Court to Review Eminent Domain Right of Entry Statutes
“Just a few months ago, the California Court of Appeal handed down a significant decision in Property Reserve v. Superior Court which nearly eviscerated public agencies’ ability to make use of the statutory “right of…
County to condemn land for new courthouse
“Snohomish County pressed ahead Wednesday with plans to build a new downtown courthouse despite cost concerns and pleas from property owners who stand to be displaced. The County Council voted 4-1 to condemn a half-dozen…
State Supreme Court to rule in Delta property-rights case
“The California Supreme Court has agreed to decide an epic battle over whether the state must condemn and acquire parcels on tens of thousands of acres of private property to conduct preliminary testing for Gov….