Commissioner: Stony Brook Downtown Project Won’t Involve Eminent Domain
“In a letter to Assemb. Steve Englebright dated Oct. 10, Brookhaven planning commissioner Tullio Bertoli wrote: “I can with great certainty indicate that not only will eminent domain not be necessary but that it is…
Property rights issue will be on ballot
Property rights have been under assault since the Supreme Court’s infamous 2005 ruling Kelo v. New London. In Kelo, the Supreme Court held that a local government could use eminent domain to take private property…
Court sides with NJ town in eminent domain dispute
A New Jersey appeals court has denied an attempt by homeowners in Long Branch to get additional compensation from the city in a long-running eminent domain dispute. abc27 WHTM 16 October 2012.
NJ Appellate Court Affirms Right to Condemn
“Yesterday, the appellate division affirmed a trial court decision that rejected a property owner’s request to dismiss a condemnation action on the grounds that the State failed to engage in bona fide negotiations. State, DOT…
Thorndike Fire and Water Commission seeking to take property by eminent domain for water main replacement project
Brown said the commission was seeking temporary easements for a period of two weeks that would allow the contractor to park equipment on the property. Brown said the total area needed was just a few…
Barnes-Gelt: Questions for Denver Mayor Michael Hancock
I have more down-to-earth questions for our young, energetic mayor: • Where are you taking the people of the city you govern? • Is this a good time to permanently raise taxes for Denver property…
Lee County closes eminent domain cases, acquiring 10 acres of land
The land is east of Interstate 75 and Bonita Springs and is part of a South Florida Water Management District project to restore historic flow ways in the south portion of Lee County. According to…
Clean Line files proposed routes in Morris, Illinois
Hans Detweiler, Clean Line Energy Partners director of development, says it is required to get public utility status to move forward with its project, not because it wants to forcefully take people’s property. Chapman, Christina….
Farmers making final push for property rights amendment
With just a few weeks left before Election Day, Farm Bureau producer members in Virginia are putting on a full-court press in support of Question 1 on the Nov. 6 ballot.The proposed amendment to Virginia’s…
Court rules against diocese in land dispute
An appellate court on Wednesday gave its opinion in the dispute, and shoveled dirt on the diocese’s hopes of getting its price. The two-judge panel said the state’s Department of Transportation had moved properly to…