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The year's top 10 The Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Dec. 31, 2006 ...the future of the Moul Field recreation area came to a surprise head last week when Hanover Borough threatened to use eminent domain to keep a school from being built there. The Hanover School District also has the power of eminent domain, and could presumably try to take the field... Locals split on fight for field The York Daily Record, PA - Dec. 31, 2006 ...Hanover's borough council recently announced that it is willing to use eminent domain to seize that land from the district so the complex can remain as it is... Brownville program funded through 1st quarter of 2007 The Herald Standard, Uniontown, PA - Dec. 31, 2006 ...He said eminent domain is one option open to the redevelopment authority and under eminent domain, the property owner must be given fair market value for the property... Borough begins eminent domain process The Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Dec. 30, 2006 ...With a vote of 7-1 and no discussion on the topic, the borough council passed an ordinance Friday to take the properties from the Hanover Public School District... Bridge plan met with concern Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Dec. 30. 2006 A sign erected by city workers in a Miners Mills neighborhood mentioning property condemnation and eminent domain has caused a bit of a stir... Funding issues hinder expressway The Herald Standard, Uniontown, PA - Dec. 30, 2006 ...Earlier this month, Turnpike Commission Executive Director Joseph Brimmeier said the agency would not begin to buy through eminent domain the 1,575 parcels of private property along the toll road's path from Route 51 to Pittsburgh, through the Mon Valley to the Parkway East, until the project is fully funded... 2006: A year of hope, despair Lancaster Farming, PA - Dec. 29, 2006 ...York County took steps to seize agriculture security lands on Lauxmont Farms by eminent domain for a county park on March 15... From baseball stadiums to fires to retail, York's top stories of 2006 York Dispatch, PA - Dec. 29, 2006 ...Eminent domain was clearly a sticking point for those polled. More than 73 percent said they disagreed with the county's plan to use eminent domain in creating the park... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
County to take land to rebuild damaged bridge The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Dec. 29, 2006 Lackawanna County will use eminent domain proceedings to condemn a chunk of land needed to rebuild the storm-damaged Burcher Avenue Bridge in South Abington Township... North Side adult theater exhausting its legal appeals Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Dec. 29, 2006 ...Advocates of the adult movie house at 12 W. North Ave., which has been under legal fire on the North Side for seven years, could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review its First Amendment fight against eminent domain... City set to weed out Garden Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Dec. 29, 2006 ...Clay Calvert, co-director of the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment, said the Supreme Court has felt a national backlash against its June 2005 eminent domain decision in favor of the seizure of private property. In addition, adult theaters are notoriously unsympathetic plaintiffs... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Chesco family wins fight over eminent domain Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Dec. 28, 2006 ...The dispute serves as a cautionary tale for school boards acquiring land for nonessential purposes. It also comes at a time when property rights advocates across the country have pushed back against the government's power to acquire land for public use, known as "eminent domain."... High court upholds seizure of X-rated theater Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Dec. 28, 2006 The latest round in a nine-year legal battle between an X-rated North Side theater and the city of Pittsburgh ended Wednesday in favor of Grant Street, as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed earlier rulings permitting the city to seize the Garden Theatre... Court backs city in theater fight Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Dec. 28, 2006 ...the city's Urban Redevelopment Authority did not violate the free-speech rights of Garden Theatre Realty Corp. when it sought to seize the theater property on West North Avenue by eminent domain nearly 10 years ago... Court upholds taking of Pittsburgh X-rated theater The Pittsburgh Channel.com, PA - Dec. 28, 2006 ...Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority is using eminent domain to purchase the Garden Theatre, saying it sits in the middle of a planned multimillion-dollar redevelopment project on the city's North Side... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Vonderheid, Skrepenak begin eminent domain proceedings for property The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Dec. 27, 2006 ...he said he prefers eminent domain because a court-appointed Board of View would determine the cost. "Each party brings an appraisal to the table," he said, explaining it would prevent critics from trying "to make political hay of the whole thing."... Commissioner sides with Penn Twp. family trying to save home York Dispatch, PA - Dec. 26, 2006 York County Commissioner Steve Chronister, an opponent of the county's use of eminent domain to create a new park, is urging Penn Township not to exercise the same power to seize a home needed for a new development... Opinion - Bill Backer: Dear Gov. Kaine, There are many options to Dominion's plan Loudoun Times-Mirror, VA - Dec. 26, 2006 ...Next, remember that New York, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and a half-dozen other states have all spoken out against the feds using the power of eminent domain to trample over their citizens' lands with private businesses such as Dominion Power... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Project 2012: Regional medical center taking shape Williamsport Sun-Gazette, PA - Dec. 26, 2006 ...These include people who have declined to even discuss the matter and those who are asking the health system to pay more than the health system believes their property is worth. As a result, the new year will begin with the first steps being taken to set the stage for possible eminent domain action... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
District responds: Taxpayers would lose Moul fight The Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Dec. 24, 2006 The Hanover Public School District isn't happy with the borough's decision to seize Moul Field and Myers Memorial Playground by eminent domain... Borough to use eminent domain The York Daily Record, York, PA - Dec. 24, 2006 ..."The only legal option open to the borough to preserve the present level of recreation was eminent domain," Hanover Borough Council President John Gerken stated in a news release... Builder defends eminent domain project The Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Dec. 23, 2006 ...The Hestons have also said they have been threatened by Burkentine with eminent domain. I did not, in anyway, mention eminent domain," Burkentine said... Expressway on hold The Valley Independent, Monessen, PA - Dec. 23, 2006 ...The agency will not begin to buy through eminent domain the 1,575 parcels of private property along the toll highway's path - through the Mon Valley to the Parkway East - until the project receives full financial support, said Commission Executive Director Joseph Brimmeier... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Hanover wants to take Moul Field Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Dec. 22, 2006 ...If the ordinance is approved and the eminent domain process goes forward, the borough will be required to pay the district fair-market value for the land. The process can be halted if the school district and the borough can come to an equitable solution on the purchase of the properties... Two legal fights require funds York Daily Record, PA - Dec. 22, 2006 ...York County commissioners have condemned part of the farm and a neighboring parcel, known as Highpoint, for the park... Taxes won't rise under '07 county budget Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Dec. 22, 2006 ...Last year, the county moved to take the motel by eminent domain and contracted with Advanced Building Systems Inc., Muhlenberg Township, to redevelop the property. The site was designated as blighted, making it eligible for the financing plan... Opinion - Elmer Smith: It's time to say bye to W. Philly High Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Dec. 22, 2006 ..."Both sites had merit," Vallas said, "but the community wants that one and we like it, too. "We're going to have to take it by eminent domain. The owner is asking way too much."... County OKs $5M in grants... Standard Speaker, Hazleton, PA - Dec. 22, 2006 ...A motion to initiate condemnation proceedings against 25-31 W. Broad St., Hazleton, passed 2-1.Minority Commissioner Steve Urban said he would not support eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Sewage system sale goes to 2007 The Clarion News, Clarion, PA - Dec. 21, 2006 ...The board granted Pemrick the authority to offer some landowners $1 per linear foot of right of way before filing court actions to force the sale of rights of way under the power of eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Penn View site being cleared to make way for development Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Dec. 20, 2006 ...The motel's famed blue pyramid likely won't be torn down until early January, the company said. The Berks County Redevelopment Authority acquired the 40-year-old motel by eminent domain... County eyes building buy Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, PA - Dec. 19, 2006 ...A vote to start eminent domain proceedings against the property owner -- Val-Mar Holdings -- is set for Thursday's commissioner meeting agenda... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Countywide recognition for fight Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Dec. 19, 2006 ...one by one, members of the standing-room-only crowd stood up and asked the township commissioners not to use the power of eminent domain to take the Hestons' property... Various groups join on riverfront project Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Dec. 19, 2006 ...The redevelopment authority, which can use its power of eminent domain, is working on access for the proposed West Reading boardwalk... Proposed Louisa Street redevelopment reviewed Williamsport Sun-Gazette, PA - Dec. 19, 2006 ...The redevelopment area designation also would allow the city and health system to begin any eminent domain proceedings deemed necessary to finalize acquisition of properties that need to be acquired and demolished for the project to move forward... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Traffic light, third lane to be added to Independence Road The Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA - Dec. 18, 2006 ... The East Stroudsburg Area Board of Education has taken by eminent domain two 20-foot-wide swaths on the east side of the busy road... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Editorial: Top story in 2006? You make the call Main Line Life, Wynnewood, PA - Dec. 15, 2006 ...Eminent domain is officially no longer considered for the revitalization on Ardmore... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
City, state laws hinder efforts to combat blight Altoona Mirror, Altoona, PA - Dec. 12, 2006 ...The district has considered eminent domain, but Bradley says the district is "sensitive" to taking properties off the tax roll... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
No penalty for vacancy Altoona Mirror, Altoona, PA - Dec. 11, 2006 ...until the Altoona Redevelopment Authority forced his hand through eminent domain. The property was marked blighted by the city's Blighted Properties Committee in May 2004... Landowners fear ruin from power line route The Washington Post, DC - Dec. 11, 2006 ...Sheedy's group was formed primarily to raise awareness of the line's impact on property values and to fight any effort by Dominion to confiscate private property through eminent domain... Dominion stresses need for lines Potomac News, Woodbridge, VA - Dec. 10, 2006 ...Allegheny serves 1.5 million customers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, according to it Web site. PJM, a regional transmission organization which coordinates the movement of electricity through Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Meeting to focus on power lines The Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Dec. 8, 2006 ...The energy company has said it could seize necessary lands through eminent domain if property for the power lines is not sold. Duke Officials also have said that if the proposed 40-acre compressor site is not sold, those lands could also be seized... Saving family history? The Phoenix, Phoenixville, PA - Dec. 8, 2006 ...If PASD does decide to seize the business and land by eminent domain, the district is required to give fair market value. "It will be far less than what we could get from a developer," Campbell said... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Only thing for sale at Penny Wise is the merchandise Main Line Life, Ardmore, PA - Dec. 7, 2006 ...Now that the prospect of eminent domain has been eliminated in Ardmore's historic business district, the building at 57-59 E. Lancaster Ave. will not be shopped around any time soon... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Ephrata land dispute reaches state's top court Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA - Dec. 6, 2006 ...He said the school district, as an organization with the right to take land by eminent domain, is within its legal rights to obtain the needed right of way. "It's such a little piece of land," Caplan said. "Why must we fight about it?"... Opinion - Mike Seate: Who else will be booking to the North Side? Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Dec. 6, 2006 ...This place almost single-handedly has stalled neighborhood development as the owner battles the city about whether they can put pants on the place through eminent domain... Lauxmont land battle rages on The York Daily Record, PA - Dec. 6, 2006 ...The relationship between county officials and the Kohrs has been tense at best, with the Kohrs saying that they've consented to negotiations only under duress. Last year, county commissioners voted 2-1 to authorize the use of eminent domain to take the land... Redevelopment authority budget shows decrease The Herald Standard, Uniontown, PA - Dec. 6, 2006 ...In response to a question from John about taking the dilapidated buildings by eminent domain, French only said eminent domain is a power that authority's have at their disposal... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tyrone could challenge eminent domain Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Dec. 5, 2006 ...Linzey informed residents Monday that township supervisors – who organized and attended the meeting – could pass an "anti-corporate taking ordinance" on the grounds that the state Legislature did not have the authority to give private corporations the right to seize land through eminent domain... Now, the creditors wait The York Daily Record, PA - Dec. 5, 2006 ...Last year, county commissioners voted 2-1 to authorize the use of eminent domain to take the land. Eminent domain gives the government the right to take property, against the owner's will if necessary, in exchange for a fair market price... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Horse investors wait for payoff The York Daily Record, PA - Dec. 4, 2006 ...The Kohr family is now in reluctant negotiations with York County, which had taken part of the land for a park and is attempting to take more, by eminent domain if necessary... Proposed development plan threatens existing businesses The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Dec. 4, 2006 ...Bird said he contacted an attorney to inquire about the eminent domain law, but according to Bellas, developers don’t want to force anyone out. They would prefer to negotiate sales agreements, he said. Mazur, on the other hand, said he would consider invoking the borough’s eminent domain rights if one or two businesses held out... Controversial land has complex history The York Daily Record, PA - Dec. 3, 2006 ...They might feel uncomfortable with the idea of eminent domain, but they don't want to see a bunch of housing developments built. And they're a bit short on sympathy for the Kohrs... Blight program cures Long Branch hangover Altoona Mirror, PA - Dec. 2, 2006 ...The authority removed Tom Wilt as owner of the property through eminent domain, based on his failure to eliminate the blighted building... |
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