In AC who gets the house: Piano prodigy or the state?
“It was an Atlantic City plot as familiar as a rerun on Turner Classic Movies: Homeowner vows to save house against the forces of eminent domain, played out in the shadow of a casino. It…
County nixes plans for eminent domain in Aldie Fire Station search
“Loudoun’s Board of Supervisors Wednesday night opposed using eminent domain to secure property along Route 50 in southern Loudoun for the new Aldie Fire Station. Supervisors discussed the issue in closed session Wednesday, after which…
Urban renewal on trial: Eminent domain case pries veil off downtown redevelopment
“After listening to the city’s lawyers repeatedly press his client about the timing of his challenge to the $9 million downtown Grand Rapids urban renewal plan, Harold Sawyer finally had enough. Sawyer, a well known…
Jury in eminent domain trial nearly doubles the bill
“The School District of Beloit is facing a new $382,000 price tag for the Anna Truckenbrod property at 2570 Milwaukee Road. Jurors issued their verdict Wednesday night on the fair market value of the 4.08…
A former car dealership on Dickinson Street
“James Anderson’s farmland is a family heirloom — and he says now part of it is being taken from them. “It was given to our family like a plantation from the King of England. That’s…
Amherst Town Meeting rejects effort to take college’s property by eminent domain
“A former car dealership on Dickinson Street will continue to be owned by Amherst College after Town Meeting on Wednesday dismissed an article requesting that the town take the property by eminent domain and sell…
New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority seeks to condemn Atlantic City homes to promote “development” around a casino
“In what seems like a replay of the famous 1998 case in which Donald Trump and the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority sought to condemn a house in order to build a parking lot…
Property owner’s letter to LASD addresses eminent domain
“Attorneys for the Pear family, which owns land in Mountain View leased to Target, recently wrote a letter to the Los Altos School District requesting that it not use eminent domain to acquire its property…
Plan for west bluff of Root can advance
“The city can move forward with a goal of acquiring properties along Mound Avenue in hopes of transforming 3.2 acres of riverfront property in a sprawling recreation area. The City Council voted 10-1 Tuesday night…
Mountain Water for sale; Missoula interested in buying
“Missoula’s Mountain Water system is up for sale, the latest wrinkle in the on-going drama over the future of one of the city’s key utilities. The news caught city leaders by surprise. But they’re still…