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Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Friday, November 27, 2009
 
Chickens have flown the coup in Smithfield
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA - Nov 27, 2009
...When Phillips' family bought the 1700s farm property in 1938, it was 12 acres. Four acres were sold to a neighbor; another 5.5 acres were lost to the federal government through eminent domain in the Tocks Island Dam boondoggle...

Treatment plant plans for Lauxmont development resubmitted
The York Daily Record, York, PA - Nov 27, 2009
...After lengthy legal wrangling, the county and the Kohrs agreed to a settlement in which the county paid the Kohrs $23 million for the Lakeside East property and resolved legal issues stemming from the use of eminent domain to take the Kohr-owned land for a park...

Editorial: Blanket condemnation
The York Daily Record, York, PA - Nov 27, 2009
...In fact, President Commissioner Steve Chronister, a Realtor and developer, vehemently fought the riverlands preservation efforts as a member of the previous board -- which moved to acquire the land via eminent domain from the debt-laden, bankruptcy-bound family...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Wednesday, November 25, 2009
 
Smithfield eyes property restrictions; owners face threat of eminent domain
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA - Nov 25, 2009
...Property owners with land in the township's proposed conservation areas — colored green on the official map — could face a new deterrent to building on their property: eminent domain...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, November 23, 2009
 
Ground broken on Tripp Park elementary school
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Nov 22, 2009
...For the Tripp Park school, directors approved paying $829,020 for the land through eminent domain in April. It will accommodate up to 850 students...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Friday, November 20, 2009
 
Maxatawny Municipal Authority sets new deadline on sewer easements, threatens condemnation
Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Nov 20, 2009
...Engineer Chris Falencki said some of the easements could be moved into street rights of way, but the rest would have to be condemned - taken by eminent domain...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
 
L&I shackled in efforts to reclaim homes, but plan for a land bank offers hope
Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Nov 18, 2009
...The Redevelopment Authority could seize the city's roughly 40,000 vacant or abandoned properties through eminent domain, but the authority would have to pay the owner and have a clear plan for the property...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, November 16, 2009
 
Official sure lots rides on rail line to nowhere
Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Nov 16, 2009
..."After extensive discussions with Wal-Mart, they have refused to amicably allow the line to cross their driveway," Scott said. "We have to examine the possibility of taking that right of way by eminent domain."...

It's a double dilemma
Erie Times-News, PA - Nov 15, 2009
...The Erie Redevelopment Authority owns both homes. It acquired 310 E. 22nd St. in 2006 by eminent domain...

Judge backs power plans
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Nov 14, 2009
...The judge also recommended the commission allow PPL to use eminent domain to acquire right of way across five properties along the planned route. The properties include one each in Archbald and Monroe County's Middle Smithfield Twp., and three in Wayne County's South Canaan Twp...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Thursday, November 12, 2009
 
Nuangola sewer project delay could hike fees
Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Nov 12, 2009
...The project ground to a halt after several Rice Township property owners objected to the authority's decision last summer to seize portions of seven properties along Interstate 81 to run a sewer line to a pumping station off the highway...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
 
Two nominated for Flight 93 commission
Our Town, Johnstown, PA - Nov 10, 2009
...Agreements were later reached without using eminent domain, except for one property, in which both sides agree to allow the court to determine the value. The eminent domain case has been transferred to federal court in Pittsburgh...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Wednesday, November 04, 2009
 
City sanitary authority breaks ground for $110 million project
Williamsport Sun-Gazette, PA - Nov 4, 2009
...The first phase of work will focus on the central treatment plant and begin with demolition of two nearby structures, which until acquired by eminent domain were occupied by businesses that have relocated...


Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, November 02, 2009
 
Work orders: Eastside Erie house doomed
Erie Times-News, PA - Nov 1, 2009
...the city just recently took possession of the property by eminent domain, a process that takes several years to complete. Now that it is in the city's possession, it will be demolished and the corner lot turned into green space...


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