Some Texans against Houston-to-Dallas bullet train
“Traveling from Dallas to Houston at lightning speed in under 90 minutes on a bullet train sounds like a commuter’s dream come true. But for Grimes County rancher Eric Yeargain, it’s a nightmare. One of…
Newark Homeowners Urged to Learn How to Stop Unfair Foreclosures
“Last June in a guest op-ed for the Star Ledger I reported on Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s commitment to help an estimated 1,000 families to save their homes from foreclosure. He could do this by…
Germantown settles land value lawsuit
“Germantown settled a lawsuit this week with a property owner whose vacant land became part of Wolf River Boulevard. The city agreed to settlement of $120,00 for Walid Sakaan, who owned 5 acres near where…
Carmel city officials diffuse eminent domain fears relating to storm water district
“The Carmel City Council is currently exploring all options to help fix flooding problems in the Emerson Road area. But residents are urging city leaders to be careful with one option: using eminent domain to…
Easley to seek eminent domain to force sinkholes fix in Oak Creek
“The city of Easley will seek access to a strip of property through three residences in the Oak Creek subdivision by claiming eminent domain if the homeowners don’t agree to a price for an easement…
Norwalk Center Task Force mulls tougher blight ordinance
“he chairwoman of the Norwalk Center Task Force on Monday evening held up the town of Fairfield’s blight ordinance as worthy consideration in Norwalk. The ordinance provides for the town to correct blight situations, bill…
CALIFORNIA’S HIGH-SPEED RAIL ON TRACK TO OPEN IN 80 YEARS
“Six years after the controversial California High-Speed Rail Authority was approved by the California Legislature, just 7% of the estimated 1,100 pieces needed for the first leg to travel 130 miles across sparsely populated Central…
PSC hearings on Grain Belt transmission line begin
“Missouri regulators began hearing testimony Monday on a proposed transmission line that would bring electricity from Kansas wind farms across Missouri to population centers in the east. Clean Line Energy Partners, based in Houston, seeks…
Environmentalists say pipeline company using scare tactics to chill opposition in N.J.
“A private company seeking to build a pipeline carrying crude oil from Albany, NY, to Linden, N.J, is threatening homeowners that their property might be acquired via eminent domain unless they allow its inspectors access…
The Record: Pipeline PR problems
“THE COMPANY seeking to build an oil pipeline through North Jersey is doing its cause no good if it’s threatening to take legal action against homeowners who refuse to grant the company access to their…