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Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, June 30, 2008
 
Because objections could delay project...Philipsburg reverses decision to pay for sewer laterals
The Progress News, Clearfield, PA - Jun 27, 2008
...council voted unanimously in favor of a motion to eliminate the installation of private sewer laterals from Phase I of the sewer replacement project if the borough does not have confirmation it owns the easements necessary to construct the laterals prior to closing on the $10.9 million offer of funding...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Friday, June 27, 2008
 
Latest power line forum draws biggest crowd yet
The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Jun 27, 2008
...The third option would run the line right over Kocher's home. She vowed not to give up her home to eminent domain, should it come to that...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Thursday, June 26, 2008
 
Borough gives itself "or else" powers
Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, PA - Jun 26, 2008
If necessary, Borough Council is prepared to wield eminent domain to take land from 14 property owners so improvements may be made to Route 422 and Lingle Avenue. Council on Monday night approved an ordinance that empowers it to seize the properties it needs if negotiations with the remaining owners fail...

Family memories started from seed at Neville home
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Jun 26, 2008
...On land that now houses the Yuknavich garage, Peggy said, there once was an asparagus garden. In the days before the government claimed eminent domain and took over Neville farmland, asparagus farming was the livelihood of many island residents...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
 
PPL draws the line, lures a crowd
The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Jun 25, 2008
...PPL could use eminent domain to seize land for the project. The company has said property owners would be offered a fair price first...

Property owners to lose land for road expansion
WGAL-TV, Lancaster, PA - Jun 25, 2008
...The borough has asked 34 landowners to sell their land. Twenty have agreed. The local government will use eminent domain to acquire the other properties...

Land seizures OK'd for project if sales fail
The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - Jun 25, 2008
...The council approved an ordinance Monday night allowing the remaining land to be acquired by eminent domain if negotiations fail, though negotiations continue. The council did not set a deadline...

Palmyra council couild take properties
Pennlive.com, Harrisburg, PA - Jun 24, 2008
...If ongoing negotiations fail, Palmyra Borough is prepared to begin condemnation proceedings to take land from 14 property owners who haven't agreed on purchase prices to expand the Pennsylvania Route 422 intersection at Lingle Avenue, borough council decided Monday night...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
 
Robeson supports trial, but not using eminent domain
Tri County Record, Morgantown, PA - Jun 23, 2008
...Originally, the resolution said "discourages" the use of eminent domain, but the board voted 4-0 to change the wording to "strongly opposes."...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, June 23, 2008
 
Exeter farm secure in Oley ag zone
Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jun 20, 2008
...Enrolling the land in the ag-security area will protect it against eminent domain proceedings as well as nuisance laws. The Exeter School D istrict had tried unsuccessfully to condemn 110 acres of the property for new schools...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Friday, June 20, 2008
 
Robeson Township supervisors back Hay Creek Trail project
Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jun 20, 2008
...Sonya Balentino of People For Pennsylvania's Future showed the board what was described as the results of a survey of 500 randomly selected residents, primarily in southeastern Berks. According to Balentino, most of the respondents favor trails but overwhelmingly oppose eminent domain. They also believe trails should be funded privately or with user fees, not taxes...

Opinion - Dan Sernoffsky: Decision will destroy rule of law
Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, PA - Jun 19, 2008
...In ruling on Kelo vs. City of New London, the Supreme Court effectively rewrote the Fifth Amendment by allowing government to use eminent domain to transfer property from one private citizen to another for reasons of government revenue...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
 
Robeson supervisors discuss Hay Creek Trail
WFMZ-TV, Allentown, PA - Jun 17, 2008
...Residents along the proposed 9.6 mile trail are against it. They could have some of their land purchased through eminent domain...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, June 16, 2008
 
Intersection work: Council backs waivers
The York Daily Record, PA - Jun 15, 2008
...Borough council members approved a motion Wednesday supporting the developers' request for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation waivers for intersection improvements, saying they will not use eminent domain to take land from businesses...

What's next for Hanover's Moul Field?
The York Daily Record, PA - Jun 14, 2008
...The district's previous plans to build a school at Moul Field kicked off a back-and-forth legal battle in which the borough filed to seize the property by eminent domain. In response, the district filed paperwork to take the property back in similar fashion...

Highpoint case tossed out of court
Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Jun 14, 2008
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by former Highpoint landowner Peter Alecxih Jr. that alleged his rights were violated when York County seized the 79-acre property in Lower Windsor Township. In 2004, the county used eminent domain to take the Lancaster County developer's land for the establishment of a park...

Eminent domain objections withdrawn
The Gettysburg Times, PA - Jun 13, 2008
...Davis said all but 17 of the proposed 285 customers have signed Right of Way agreements. The township will continue to negotiate with the holdouts, but the eminent domain process allows construction to start immediate...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Friday, June 13, 2008
 
Highpoint appraisal case tossed out of federal court
The York Daily Record, Jun 13, 2008
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by former Highpoint landowner Peter Alecxih Jr. that alleged his rights were violated when York County seized the 79-acre property in Lower Windsor Township. In 2004, the county used eminent domain to take the Lancaster County developer's land for the establishment of a park...

Hanover won't take land to help project
Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Jun 12, 2008
Borough Council members passed a motion Wednesday supporting the developers' request for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation waivers for intersection improvements, saying they will not use eminent domain to take land from existing businesses...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
 
East Norwegian wants land for road project
The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA - Jun 10, 2008
...Township supervisors passed a resolution on May 5 authorizing the condemnation and are using the township’s power under the state’s Municipalities Authorities Act and Eminent Domain Code to condemn the property, according to the lawsuit...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, June 09, 2008
 
Eminent domain needed to fix traffic?
The Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Jun 8, 2008
...Without eminent domain, Smith said he won't be able to make the improvements sought by PennDOT, since most businesses aren't willing to give up their land...

Borough loses appeal over Moul Field
The Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Jun 7, 2008
...The borough had appealed its case to the Commonwealth Court after York County Common Pleas Judge Thomas Kelley ruled in March 2007 that Hanover Borough cannot take public property through eminent domain from another public entity...

Opinion - Mary Young: 6/07/08
Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jun 7, 1008
...said it was started three years ago by people fed up with the Legislature's failure to pass meaningful property tax reform. He said the membership is a loose-knit group opposing unnecessary eminent domain actions...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Thursday, June 05, 2008
 
Author paints a picture of Neville Island as haven
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Jun 5, 2008
...The book tells the story of Cole, who was the last holdout when the government seized large Neville Island farms through eminent domain...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Wednesday, June 04, 2008
 
Anti-trail ads mislead, Berks commissioner says
Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jun 4, 2008
...Scott said Norfolk Southern holds ownership of about half the rail bed and could reestablish the line because it has the legal right to take the rest of the land via eminent domain...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Tuesday, June 03, 2008
 
The Fort Pitt Block House, still a jewel of the Point
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Jun 3, 2008
...The DAR later took on Henry Clay Frick and the Pennsylvania Railroad to keep this building in place when it was threatened by eminent domain, beating the industrialists in court at a time when women didn't even have the right to vote...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, June 02, 2008
 
Expert urges gas-drilling caution
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Jun 2, 2008
...Ms. Howe Henneberg called eminent domain “evil words,” and she fears a pipeline running through her backyard if her neighbors sign natural gas drilling leases...

Authority poised to claim house by eminent domain
Erie Times-News, PA - Jun 1, 2008
...Erie County property-tax records show the Erie Redevelopment Authority took title to the property through eminent domain in February...

City's aim: Get seized houses on market
Sunday News, Lancaster, PA - May 31, 2008
Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray thinks two years is too long. Under current procedures, that's the time it takes to return a condemned home to market for resale...


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