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Funds available for land debt The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 31, 2008 ...Wednesday, the county commissioners unanimously approved language changes to the loan to permit the money's use for Highpoint. The Farm and Natural Lands Trust supported the county's decision in 2004 to use eminent domain to take Highpoint... Auction postponed for items from Greensboro schoolhouse Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA - Jul 31, 2008 ...In 2006, council sued to stop another similar auction of historical artifacts and items that local residents had donated to the Monon Center. And last summer, council filed a condemnation proceeding to take the property by eminent domain... Seton Hill suit seeks $5 million profit on oil wells Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Jul 31, 2008 ...According to the lawsuit, Seton Hill also received $250,000 from the land through an eminent domain proceeding... County commissioners working on Highpoint payment The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 30, 2008 York County's commissioners are trying to figure out how to pay off a lawsuit involving land they took by eminent domain and turned into a county park.... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Reading Country Club offers a challenge The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Jul 29, 2008 ...Pretty esteemed company for a little golf course that was nearly gobbled up by developers a few years back. “(Exeter Township) took the land by eminent domain,” head professional Tom Morgan noted. “It’s been a wonderful success, except not everyone knows we’re open to the public.”... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Rail line handed over Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA - Jul 29, 2008 ...In 2004, Lancaster County Commissioners abruptly announced their intent to seize the line through eminent domain to establish a rail-trail. The Solanco townships quickly challenged the takeover in court and won. The county's land grab was overturned... Editorial: Another step taken in the right direction The Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jul 29, 2008 ...The idea is a simple one: Blighted properties are identified, and their owners are given 90 days to bring them up to code. If they do, great. If not, the city could take the property through eminent domain.... Eminent-domain case brings $17.25M The Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Jul 28, 2008 Philadelphia-based Fox Rothschild LLP won a $17.25 million jury verdict in an eminent domain case for a developer who alleged that York County had undervalued... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Highpoint: Land seizure costly Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Jul 28, 2008 ...York County has paid almost $882,000 for legal services in its troubled quest to turn land in Lower Windsor Township into the Susquehanna Riverlands Heritage Park. The expenses could soar even higher as the county copes with the fallout from its use of eminent domain... Opinion - Mike Argento: Isn't 'awesome' such an awesome word? The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 28, 2008 ...Instead, it's going to cost us a bunch of money - an awesome bunch of money, millions of dollars, which in these parts is still awesome... Editorial: Highpoint will prove its worth The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 27, 2008 ...The jury's award of $17.25 million for the property means the county will have to come up with at least another $10 million to pay developer Peter Alecxih Jr. Too much, in our view, for a plot of land that Mr. Alecxih agreed to pay $1.8 million for not long before the county claimed it through eminent domain... Natural gas battle rages Altoona Mirror, PA - Jul 26, 2008 ...Spectra spokeswoman Wendy Olson said the filing was merely precautionary and that eminent domain is not a negotiating tactic and something the court, not the company, decides... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Borough buying properties for sale on Chestnut, Elm Bucks County Courier Times, Levittown, PA - Jul 25, 2008 ...“There's no condemnation or eminent domain going on,” she said Tuesday afternoon. “Some houses were unoccupied and up for sale for a long time and the borough bought them.”... County officials unsure about reassessments Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Jul 25, 2008 ...County taxpayers are already on the hook for the money owed Alecxih for Highpoint - almost $10 million, plus interest, of the $17.25 million the jury decided the land was worth. Alecxih has already received $7.5 million from the county. That doesn't cover costs the county could pay in an expected settlement for 411 acres in Lauxmont Farms, which the county condemned for a park... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Apollo, Babcock & Wilcox in negotiations over property Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Jul 24, 2008 ...BWXT (formerly Babcock & Wilcox) and the borough are negotiating a settlement after the borough tried to claim the 4.6-acre site along Warren Avenue by eminent domain in March... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Preserving the green The Reporter, Lansdale, PA - Jul 23 2008 ...Protection from eminent domain is one of the things those taking part in the program have as a benefit. However, Emlen cautioned that it's not guaranteed it won't take place, but it would be hard for a condemner to take farmland... Bedford natural gas dispute WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA - Jul 22, 2008 ...He says now Spectra is using eminent domain to get out of paying him the money he deserves. Spectra is backed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. They say eminent domain is their last resort only after good faith negotiations can't be reached... Damascus joins Upper Delaware Council Wayne Independent, Honesdale, PA - Jul 22, 2008 ...The presentation was followed by an open-floor discussion period before the vote, in which residents voiced numerous concerns, among them, the irrationality of joining a council to get back monies that residents, as taxpayers, are entitled to, and further questions of so-called “eminent domain”... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Supervisors buy community center site Bucks County Courier Times, Levittown, PA - Jul 22, 2008 ...Lower Southampton adopted a resolution last week stating that the township is willing to take the property by eminent domain, but since the township has a signed sales agreement, there will not be a taking, Savona said... 'They want to steal your land' Altoona Mirror, Altoona, PA - Jul 22, 2008 ...Now the company has asked the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania for permission to take the needed land through eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Township reaches agreement on park The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Jul 21, 2008 ...In January, the board of supervisors agreed to have the land surveyed and to prepare documents to begin eminent domain proceedings, in case the board and the developer couldn’t reach an agreement on a price for the park land... Highpoint: Juror says her English limited Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Jul 21, 2008 Shortly after a trial started to determined a price for Highpoint, one of the alternate jurors asked the judge to be excused because she was having trouble understanding testimony with her limited English.... Reading Blighted Property Review Committee poised to begin work Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jul 19, 2008 ...Its weapon: If property owners don't comply, the committee plus Reading Planning Commission and the Reading Redevelopment Authority - can take the property by eminent domain, then rehabilitate it and sell it, or demolish it... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thoughts after the verdict The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 18, 2008 ...the York County commissioners who voted to use eminent domain to take Highpoint for a county park in 2004, were voted out of office last year largely because of that decision... Tax increase expected to pay for extra Highpoint costs The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 18, 2008 ...Former county commissioner Lori Mitrick, who voted to condemn Highpoint for the park, called the jury's ruling "regrettable."... Taxpayers to foot $17 million for park WHP-TV, Harrisburg, PA - Jul 17, 2008 ...Back in 2004, York County took 79 acres of land in Lower Windsor Township, claiming eminent domain... Highpoint ruling may hit taxpayers in their wallets WGAL-TV, Lancaster, PA - Jul 17, 2008 ...County commissioners say the ruling may mean a 1% tax increase for county residents. They say they will not appeal the jury's decision... County officials say final Highpoint price tag could reach $21.25 million York Dispatch, PA - Jul 17, 2008 ...The current administration is trying to wiggle out of another seizure approved by Mitrick and Kilgore in 2005. They voted to take by eminent domain about 410 acres of the Kohr family's Lauxmont Farms for the park project... Editorial: Get the Flight 93 deal done Daily American, Somerset, PA - Jul 17, 2008 ..We would hate to see Congress change the memorial’s legislation to allow for the land to be taken by eminent domain. That is not fair to the property owners... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Jury sets $17.25M tag The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 17, 2008 ...York County will have to pay at least $10 million more to former Highpoint owner Peter Alecxih Jr. for the 79-acre property that was taken by eminent domain in 2004.... Jury says Highpoint worth $17.25 million; appeal called unlikely York Dispatch, PA - Jul 17, 2008 ..."I think it (the decision) was a message from the jury on eminent domain," said Chronister, who opposed the seizure in 2004. "You don't touch people's property for a park."... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Closing arguments today in Highpoint land case The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 16, 2008 The nearly two-week-long Highpoint trial, which will determine how much the 79-acre property was worth when it was condemned in 2004, is close to its conclusion... Unkempt properties again topic of discussion at LT super's meeting Gant Daily, Clearfield, PA - Jul 16, 2008 ...Lawhead stated that some have not responded or that the owners cannot be located. He asked Solicitor James Naddeo if the township could take them under eminent domain... Kline OKs sale of condemned property The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA - Jul 16, 2008 Kline Township supervisors approved the sale of one condemned property and authorized condemnation and eminent domain proceedings on four other properties at Monday’s meeting... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Feds reject Flight 93 property appraisal Daily American, Somerset, PA - Jul 15, 2008 ...White said he thinks the land purchase won’t go through now without an act of Congress authorizing the National Park Service to go through eminent domain procedures... Flawed, yes, but county expert says appraisal stands The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 15, 2008 ... Alecxih planned to build 51 luxury homes on Highpoint when the county took the land by eminent domain in 2004. A likely price for homes in the area would have been $1.2 million, Griffith said. Highpoint, while having an unmatched view of the Susquehanna River, lacked the amenities to command anything higher, he said... Windsor OKs fish and game association's agriculture security application Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jul 14, 2008 ...Enrollment in the agricultural security area: protects farmers from nuisance suits; limits eminent domain proceedings against the property; and is required for the purchase of conservation easements by the county... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Appraiser says he might have undervalued Highpoint by $7M The Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Jul 14, 2008 ...The case was to continue today in York County court. In 2004, the county condemned the 79-acre property in Lower Windsor Township and claimed it through eminent domain... Highpoint trial resumes, could go to jury this week The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 14, 2008 ...Alecxih is asking for at least $17 million for the 79-acre Highpoint, a tract that was taken by the county through eminent domain in 2004. He has received $7.5 million from the county... Flight 93 land battle intensifies The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA - Jul 12, 2008 ...The National Park Service is prohibited from using eminent domain to acquire the property. Under legislation for the memorial, Congress stipulated the land must be acquired with a willing buyer and willing seller... Planners: More work needed on library idea The Phoenix, Phoenixville, PA - Jul 12, 2008 ...asked if the School District would consider "a taking" of the street. Carnevale was clear: "The Library does not even want to associate itself with any exercise of eminent domain."... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Highpoint land price case continues today in York The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 11, 2008 ...The county began its defense Thursday by warning jury members to avoid the issue of eminent domain. The dispute in court, said William Bresnahan, a Pittsburgh attorney representing the county, is how much Alecxih is owed... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Change in Highpoint trial strategy for Alecxih The York Dispatch, PA - Jul 10, 2008 ...Peter Alecxih Jr. is using a new strategy in his effort to get the most money from York County for its seizure of Highpoint. Alecxih's legal team has dumped the idea of claiming townhomes would have brought Alecxih the most money for the property, which the county seized from him in 2004 to create a park... Rice Township residents will fight effort to run Nuangola sewer lines on their land The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Jul 10, 2008 ...The authority voted 4-1 for a resolution authorizing the filing of a declaration of taking to seize the property via eminent domain, a move attorney Robert Gonos, who represents seven of the property owners, called “premature.”... Exeter schools sues couple to recover $100,000 spent in failed building effort Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jul 10, 2008 ...The school board wanted to buy the property for $3.75 million, and it paid the Baushers $100,000 in August 2006 to extend a sales agreement by six months. However, an agreement could not be reached and the district took the land by eminent domain the following May... School board plans NW sidewalk repairs The Reporter, Lansdale, PA - Jul 9, 2008 ...Board President Vincent Sherpinsky said the plan to install sidewalks and curbs in Upper Gwynedd Township and North Wales Borough involves circumstances beyond the school district's jurisdiction, such as the potential claim of eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
City aims to expedite reuse of vacant homes Lancaster New Era, PA - Jul 8, 2008 ...Randy Patterson, director of economic development and neighborhood revitalization, said three new elements from the state's eminent domain code will be added to the city's ordinance... County testimony disputes value of Highpoint The York Dispatch, PA - Jul 8, 2008 ...An attorney for York County on Tuesday attacked Peter Alecxih Jr.'s position that he should be paid $17.5 million or more for Highpoint, the scenic property seized from him by the county... Developer says he spent big bucks on Highpoint The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 8, 2008 ..."Highpoint was it. It was incomparable." But in 2004, the county used eminent domain to take the land and turn it into a park... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Developer Peter Alecxih Jr. says Highpoint worth more The York Daily Record, PA - Jul 8, 2008 ...For years, Alecxih has argued the payment he received was nowhere near what Highpoint was worth, and he took the county to court over the eminent domain issue. A judge ruled in favor of the county, but no price for the land was set... Proposed PPL line route stirs concern Wayne Independent, Honesdale, PA - Jul 7, 2008 ...Concerns are raised about taking right-of-way by eminent domain. A particularly grievous point is that the route would cut through land that a Shohola property owner has reserved for continual preservation... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Editorial: Wyomissing voters send clear message Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jul 7, 2008 ...By nearly a 10-to-1 margin, the voters overwhelmingly rejected a $37 million proposal to purchase by eminent domain the former West Reading High School, raze it and build a new facility designed to relieve overcrowding at West Reading Elementary School... Highpoint draws visitors York Daily Record, PA - Jul 5, 2008 ...Alecxih planned to build 51 luxury homes on the hill, which offers commanding views of the Susquehanna River, and he took the county to court over the eminent domain proceeding... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Hunters disagree with deer management policy Tri County Record, Morgantown, PA - Jul 3, 2008 ...He also objected to the use of eminent domain, which was the policy used by the Game Commission to obtain land in the Project 70 program to develop the Middle Creek Preserve. He knew of a farmer who fought it for years but lost... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Benford has battled eminent domain before Daily American, Somerset, PA - Jul 2, 2008 ...He and his wife live on the property even though they did not technically own it for a year because the borough had condemned it through eminent domain... Judge to decide if Rockwood school took property through eminent domain Daily American, Somerset, PA - Jul 2, 2008 ...If the judge finds that the school district did take the property through eminent domain, the Benfords are requesting an evidentiary hearing... Wrecking property rights Hawaii Reporter, Honolulu, HI - Jul 2, 2008 ...Pittsburgh backed off its plans to oust 125 local businesses through eminent domain after a well-orchestrated protest campaign made the issue too risky politically and the key anchor -- a Nordstrom's department store -- pulled out of the project... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wyomissing voters spurn $37 million school plan Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Jul 2, 2008 ...The district's plans called for eliminating overcrowding at the West Reading Elementary school by taking the former West Reading High School by eminent domain and demolishing it to make way for a new building... Judge: Philipsburg council's methods wrong in sewer lateral replacement plan The Progress News, Philipsburg, PA - Jul 1, 2008 ...The opinion goes on to state the eminent domain statute sets specific methods for serving notice to the owners of condemned property and that the borough "elected to ignore these provisions and has attempted to fashion its own method of service... |
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