|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Archives
08/01/2005 - 09/01/2005 09/01/2005 - 10/01/2005 10/01/2005 - 11/01/2005 11/01/2005 - 12/01/2005 12/01/2005 - 01/01/2006 02/01/2006 - 03/01/2006 03/01/2006 - 04/01/2006 04/01/2006 - 05/01/2006 05/01/2006 - 06/01/2006 06/01/2006 - 07/01/2006 07/01/2006 - 08/01/2006 08/01/2006 - 09/01/2006 09/01/2006 - 10/01/2006 10/01/2006 - 11/01/2006 11/01/2006 - 12/01/2006 12/01/2006 - 01/01/2007 01/01/2007 - 02/01/2007 02/01/2007 - 03/01/2007 03/01/2007 - 04/01/2007 04/01/2007 - 05/01/2007 05/01/2007 - 06/01/2007 06/01/2007 - 07/01/2007 07/01/2007 - 08/01/2007 08/01/2007 - 09/01/2007 09/01/2007 - 10/01/2007 10/01/2007 - 11/01/2007 11/01/2007 - 12/01/2007 12/01/2007 - 01/01/2008 01/01/2008 - 02/01/2008 02/01/2008 - 03/01/2008 03/01/2008 - 04/01/2008 04/01/2008 - 05/01/2008 05/01/2008 - 06/01/2008 06/01/2008 - 07/01/2008 07/01/2008 - 08/01/2008 08/01/2008 - 09/01/2008 09/01/2008 - 10/01/2008 10/01/2008 - 11/01/2008 11/01/2008 - 12/01/2008 12/01/2008 - 01/01/2009 01/01/2009 - 02/01/2009 02/01/2009 - 03/01/2009 03/01/2009 - 04/01/2009 04/01/2009 - 05/01/2009 05/01/2009 - 06/01/2009 06/01/2009 - 07/01/2009 07/01/2009 - 08/01/2009 08/01/2009 - 09/01/2009 09/01/2009 - 10/01/2009 10/01/2009 - 11/01/2009 11/01/2009 - 12/01/2009 12/01/2009 - 01/01/2010 01/01/2010 - 02/01/2010 02/01/2010 - 03/01/2010 03/01/2010 - 04/01/2010 04/01/2010 - 05/01/2010 05/01/2010 - 06/01/2010 06/01/2010 - 07/01/2010 07/01/2010 - 08/01/2010 08/01/2010 - 09/01/2010 09/01/2010 - 10/01/2010 10/01/2010 - 11/01/2010 11/01/2010 - 12/01/2010 12/01/2010 - 01/01/2011 01/01/2011 - 02/01/2011 02/01/2011 - 03/01/2011 03/01/2011 - 04/01/2011 04/01/2011 - 05/01/2011 05/01/2011 - 06/01/2011 06/01/2011 - 07/01/2011 07/01/2011 - 08/01/2011 08/01/2011 - 09/01/2011 09/01/2011 - 10/01/2011 10/01/2011 - 11/01/2011 11/01/2011 - 12/01/2011 12/01/2011 - 01/01/2012 01/01/2012 - 02/01/2012 02/01/2012 - 03/01/2012 03/01/2012 - 04/01/2012 04/01/2012 - 05/01/2012 05/01/2012 - 06/01/2012 06/01/2012 - 07/01/2012 07/01/2012 - 08/01/2012 08/01/2012 - 09/01/2012 10/01/2012 - 11/01/2012 11/01/2012 - 12/01/2012 01/01/2013 - 02/01/2013 05/01/2013 - 06/01/2013  |
About these news links: Some on-line newspapers may require you to register by providing
Editorial: Critical connection is people, not trails Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Oct 30, 2008 ...They got a rude awakening early this year in the form of a shot across the bow when the county sent a letter telling them that the trail was coming and easements not granted to the county would be taken by eminent domain... Gum factory reps meet with commissioners News of Delaware County, PA - Oct 30, 2008 ...If yesterday's meeting did not reach a compromise, commissioners are likely to approve a second reading of the condemnation tonight. In that case, the township will file for eminent domain proceedings with the county and the owners will have 30 days to file preliminary objections... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Borough council oks taking land for lot The Times Chronicle, Fort Washington, PA - Oct 29, 2008 ...Jenkintown residents had an opportunity to speak their piece on the issue that has been controversial since the borough announced plans to acquire land through eminent domain from the Pioneer Fire Co. and build a 66-spot parking lot in its place... Rice Twp. sewer-line route changes proposed The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Oct 29, 2008 Rice Township residents Tuesday presented council with a possible sewer line route that might save the borough’s sewer project money as well as alleviate eminent domain concerns... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Mayor is mean to landlords, councilmen say The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Oct 27, 2008 ..they would have preferred enacting tougher legislation, such as increasing city oversight of rental properties and landlords through the rental license process, along with stricter enforcement of current laws, such as utilizing eminent domain more aggressively... Visitors center makes way The York Daily Record, York, PA - Oct 27, 2008 ...But the project will be significantly different from the original vision proposed for the park, now that the county has emerged from litigation over its use of eminent domain with hundreds of acres less than it tried to take... Clearville shares pains with gas drilling The Altoona Mirror, Altoona, PA - Oct 27, 2008 ...For more than a year now, several landowners have been engaged in a long struggle dealing with complex issues such as gas and oil contracts, metering of wells, property owners' rights and even an eminent domain court battle with Spectra... Marshall sewer line project design could be completed next year Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Oct 26, 2008 ...The authority expects to get the easements it needs by the end of January or early February and will force them through eminent domain when absolutely necessary, Mr. Campbell said... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Gum factory makes offer News of Delware County, Havertown, PA - Oct 22, 2008 ..."I'm not a big proponent of eminent domain, but the building has been an eyesore for years. Something has to be done," Heilmann told the NEWS yesterday... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Boro to use fire co. land for parking lot Times Chronicle, Fort Washington, PA - Oct 22, 2008 ...Before it can actually break ground on the parking lot though, the borough has to acquire the lots whose place it will take. While, owing to eminent domain precedent, the board's acquisition of the lots is something of a fait accompli, the Pioneer Fire Co. plans to fight what it calls a "hostile takeover" of its property... Trafford plans to lower taxes, restore services Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Oct 22, 2008 ...Borough officials also will be able to move forward next year on a plan to add a fire station and community center to the municipal building after agreeing to buy the Spit 'n Whistle Bar for $60,000. The bar owner, William Bargas, had been challenging the borough's intention to use eminent domain to take the building... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Armstrong's has a first property in farm preservation program Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Oct 21, 2008 ...Eminent domain took away a chunk of the farm when Crook Creek was dammed after the 1936 floods. The Bruces and Suzanne's family still own about 100 acres of the original parcel... York County's anti-crime plans to be scaled back Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Oct 20, 2008 ...Money borrowed to resolve the county's two controversial eminent domain cases - more than $30 million owed for land in Lower Windsor Township - also played a role in digging the steep financial hole, he said... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Editorial: Buy Lauxmont development plots The York Daily Record, PA - Oct 19, 2008 ...The eminent domain odyssey is over, but the family's quest to develop that wonderful riverfront property apparently will begin anew... Opinion - Judith Sterner: Settlement criticized The York Daily Record, PA - Oct 19, 2008 ...literally and politically banked on the misconceptions and fears of York countians regarding the divisive and contentious issue of eminent domain. That manipulation would seem to have paid off very handsomely for both... Editorial: Time for action The Daily American, Somerset, PA - Oct 18, 2008 ...Eminent domain should be used only as a last resort. To use the legal proceeding will cause hard feelings with the current landowners and possibly others. It will also take time to get the issues resolved in court... Hazleton airport plans improvements, runway growth The Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA - Oct 17, 2008 ...Hazleton owns the land required to extend the runway, which makes the plan different from proposals made in the early 1990s to increase the runway by 600 feet to the west. Back then, the city attempted to take more than 20 acres through eminent domain, met opposition in court and never implemented the $32 million plan... County will keep Covington Park The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Oct 17, 2008 ...The order, which was entered into record Wednesday, found that township officials’ attempt to take the land via eminent domain on Aug. 19, 2004, “was not the product of an intelligent, carefully developed plan for the use and development of Covington Park as a recreation area, and instead was designed to prevent the now-rescinded sale of the DeSandis tract to a private party.”... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
U.S. may take Flight 93 site for memorial Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA – Oct 17, 2008 The National Park Service could use eminent domain to acquire the Somerset County property where Flight 93 crashed and burned on Sept. 11, 2001… Anti-crime plans to be scaled back The York Daily Record, PA – Oct 17, 2008 …Money borrowed to resolve the county's two controversial eminent domain cases -- more than $30 million owed for land in Lower Windsor Township -- also played a role in digging the steep financial hole, he said… Judge says Covington tract belongs to county The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA – Oct 16, 2008 …Lackawanna County will reclaim ownership of 410.39 acres in Covington Township that the township tried to take via eminent domain in 2004, after a ruling by Judge Terrence R. Nealon… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Specter joins residents’ fight against pipeline Philadelphia Inquirer, PA – Oct 16, 2008 …Although many said they would like to see swift congressional action to rein in FERC's authority, especially when it comes to eminent domain, Specter said that was not possible with so many other issues on the table, including the current economic crisis…. Pipeline proposals blasted The Bulletin, Philadelphia, PA – Oct 16, 2008 …Mr. Specter said he believes the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit would hear an eminent domain case if one were brought to demonstrate Williams' plans would not serve a sufficient "public purpose." Local governments have not yet found legal representation to that end… Eckley Village seeks help with rebuilding breaker The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA – Oct 16, 2008 …Commissioners have until the end of the year to decide whether they want to buy the Huber Breaker because the county’s eminent domain court filing expires in January. No. 1 Contracting, the property owner, wants more than $1 million for the breaker and a little over 7 acres… Resized bypass unveiled The Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA – Oct 16, 2008 …Although smaller and less costly, Modification 1 would take longer to complete because PennDOT would need to acquire at least four more properties through eminent domain… Law change allows eminent domain at Flight 93 crash site Daily American, Somerset, PA – Oct 15, 2008 …The federal law authorizing the Flight 93 National Memorial has been changed to allow the federal government to use eminent domain proceedings to obtain the 275-acre Svonavec Inc. property… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Nuanglola plans sewer line through Rice Twp. properties The Standard Speaker, Hazleton, PA - Oct 14, 2008 ...The authority voted Wednesday to seize portions of an additional Rice Township property via eminent domain. The authority started condemnation proceedings in July for the majority of the nine properties the line will run through before connecting to a pumping station at an Interstate 81 rest stop... Opposition to high-voltage power line grows in N.J. The Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA - Oct 14, 2008 ...Where opponents of other power line projects have had the big issue of eminent domain on their side, in this case the power company, Public Service Electric & Gas, has owned the right-of-way to the land for more than 80 years and already has power lines strung along the route... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
County authority will assist with Main Street project The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Oct 13, 2008 ...The Luzerne County Office of Community Development is overseeing the project, which could cost up to $1 million. The redevelopment authority is involved only because it has the power to acquire property through eminent domain... Kohrs plan to develop The York Daily Record/Sunday News, PA - Oct 12. 2008 ...The settlement consists of $16.6 million for the land and $5.5 million -- plus $900,000 in interest -- to rid the county of lawsuits filed in response to its use of eminent domain... Bailout for Lauxmont The York Daily Record, PA - Oct 11, 2008 ...payment of debt and back taxes has dragged out for more than a decade. Now his heirs stand to emerge wealthy after an eminent domain settlement with the county... Kohr family plans to develop Lauxmont Farms York Dispatch, PA - Oct 10, 2008 ...For years, much of the Lauxmont Farms land has been threatened by the county's use of eminent domain for the project. Now, with the settlement complete... County tries to move past Lauxmont, Highpoint The York Daily Record, PA - Oct 10, 2008 ...The county commissioners are also looking to move past the eminent domain fiascoes that dominated news headlines the past several years. Wednesday, they unanimously agreed to a settlement that involved the $16.6 million purchase of 187 acres in Lauxmont Farms - a section called Lakeside East that includes the burial grounds and a village of the Susquehannock Indians... Nuangola authority moving forward with sewer line plans Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Oct 10, 2008 ...The Nuangola Sewer Authority is moving forward with plans to run a sewer line through properties in a neighboring township. The authority voted Wednesday to seize portions of an additional Rice Township property via eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Denied his coal mine, Whitehall businessman sues for gold mine Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Oct 10, 2008 ...At the meeting, Mr. Onorato declared that the project would not go forward, and a letter to Mr. Fiore in July stated likewise. Mr. Fiore claims that to deny his mining rights equates to the county exercising eminent domain on his coal, so he should be reimbursed... Lauxmont Farms settlement terms 'The York Daily Record, PA - Oct 9, 2008 ..In exchange, the Kohrs will free the county from its attempted seizure of 411 acres and cease all litigation related to the 2005 eminent domain decision... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
In Perkiomen The Mercury, Pottstown, PA - Oct 9, 2008 ...The board adopted an ordinance Tuesday stipulating that it would not use eminent domain to acquire land for a new park. That unanimous vote could not have made 72-year-old Janet Rawn any happier... Trafford bar owner challenges eminent domain Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Oct 9, 2008 A Trafford bar owner is challenging the borough government's attempt to take his business through eminent domain to build a complex to house a fire station and senior center... $32M settlement The York Daily Record, PA - Oct 9, 2008 It's taken about three years, a tangled legal battle and now $23 million to put to rest the county's Lauxmont Farms eminent domain case... Lauxmont Farms settlement: $23M The York Daily Record, PA - Oct 8, 2008 ...The York County commissioners today approved a settlement regarding the controversial seizure of 411 acres of Lauxmont Farms. The $23 million agreement was approved during the weekly board meeting, with a 3-0 vote... York County will pay $23M for Lauxmont property Central Penn Business Journal, Harrisburg, PA - Oct 8, 2008 York County will pay $16.6 million to acquire 187 acres from Lauxmont Farms and $6.4 million to resolve all eminent-domain issues relating to the land, according to the terms of a settlement commissioners unanimously approved earlier today... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Budget hearings emphasize city's growth The York Daily Record, PA - Oct 8, 2008 ...About $20,000 was requested for legal fees as the city continues to try to take Ohio Blenders land by eminent domain... Brownsville vows to take back town from developer KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA - Oct 7, 2008 ...The town and Fayette County say they're going to literally take Brownsville back from Liggett, asking the courts to order that Liggett surrender 22 of the buildings under eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Land settlement to come The York Daily Record, PA - Oct 7, 2008 ...A costlier-than-expected court ruling for the seized Highpoint property won't increase what the county expects to pay in a settlement regarding its controversial Lauxmont Farms eminent domain case... Lauxmont Farms settlement expected this week The York Daily Record, PA - Oct 6, 2008 ...In 2005, then-Commissioners Lori Mitrick and Doug Kilgore approved the use of eminent domain to take more than 400 acres of the property for use as a heritage park... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Perkiomen supervisors mull eminent domain motion The Phoenix, Phoenixville, PA - Oct 6, 2008 ...At Tuesday's public meeting, the board will consider a motion to prohibit local government from acquiring land for parks, recreation or open space purposes through the use of eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Fight to preserve historic St. Nicholas Church fails Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Oct 3, 2008 ...If negotiations fail, the agency will seek to obtain the properties through eminent domain, Struzzi said. "You hope you can settle it before eminent domain kicks in," he said... Hay Creek Trail plans abandoned Tri County Record, Morgantown, PA - Oct 2, 2008 ...Leinbach, who has been opposed to eminent domain to take the trail since joining the board, reiterated his position at the meeting... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
County would have to dig up funds to convert Huber The Times-Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Oct 1, 2008 ...But commissioners legally have two years from their January 2007 filing of the eminent domain paperwork to decide if they want to take the property, said attorney John Aciukewicz, who represents the county... Opinion - Zachary Hubbard: Our leaders are trampling Constitution The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA - Oct 1, 2008 ...Yet judges in some states have ruled that eminent domain laws can be used to force homeowners to sell their properties to private developers if the developer can establish that the local tax base can be increased by redeveloping the land. When will the American citizens say enough is enough?... |
 |
||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
