Mn/DOT on the verge of seizing businesses
“The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) is ready to take the rest of the land it needs for the Winona bridge project with legal force. Mn/DOT already began eminent domain proceedings against rental properties within…
Council OKs 70-foot width for FM 1863 expansion through Veramendi
“New Braunfels City Council on Monday approved the width of the planned extension of Farm-to-Market Road 1863 through the proposed Veramendi development — but not without first fielding questions from concerned neighbors living near the…
“De facto” land taking could cost Phila. dearly later
“For developer Greg Ventresca, eight acres of green, undeveloped land in Philadelphia’s Roxborough neighborhood seemed like the perfect place for 48 new houses. The spot was zoned residential. It already had water and sewer lines….
A Pipeline Threatens Our Family Land
“This spring a man with a clipboard knocked on Malinda’s door. He wanted permission to survey her property for a natural gas pipeline. My sister asked what would happen if she didn’t sign. Williams Partners,…
Township sued over Costco, Whole Foods shopping center tax plan
“The East Penn school directors approved the TIF plan, which will be overseen by the Lehigh County Industrial Development Authority, in May 2013 and reaffirmed that decision in April. Lehigh County commissioners rejected the plan…
Urban Renewal considers multi-year projects
“The La Junta Urban Renewal Board is expanding the scope of the storefront improvement project, allowing a combination of grant and loan up to $15,000 in a three-year period. This means that no more than…
Fremont moves to create new downtown’s ‘Main Street’
“As a contractor prepares work on lengthening the downtown’s key roadway to a vibrant downtown, city leaders have announced plans to celebrate its groundbreaking. The city will pay Goodfellow Top Grade Construction nearly $6 million…
PSC didn’t notify public about vote to intervene in Mountain Water case
“The Montana Public Service Commission voted July 1 to intervene in a multimillion-dollar proceeding in Missoula County District Court – but that possibility never appeared on the group’s posted meeting agenda. In the 5-0 vote,…
No AG inquiry into Gorham signature case
” Verifying authenticity of a town document signature in a Gorham eminent domain seizure several years ago appears uncertain this week after the Maine Office of Attorney General announced it is not handling the case….