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Bear Creek OKs ordinance to take 50 acres The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Sep 30, 2009 ...The second ordinance allows the township to condemn the land and lay claim to it through eminent domain. While it’s still possible to negotiate a purchase agreement, Vinsko said he will file a “declaration of taking,” notifying property owners the township will take the land... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Township ponders future of Camp Olympic property The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sep 28, 2009 ...The board in 2007 authorized eminent domain proceedings on the conservation easement on the Leister Farm, which its was eyeing for a recreation area with athletic fields, a move that some officials called a potential ''big blow'' to land preservation efforts. It sparked furious discussions by government officials, who sought alternative park land... Water utility is charting calmer seas Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Sep 28, 2009 ...Last year, the city of Felton, Calif., successfully wrested back control of its system after rates went up under American's tenure. Taxes and rates have since gone up even more. "We can only go so far beating our heads against the wall," Correll said. "If that's what a local governing board wants to do, they have the power of eminent domain."... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Editorial: Does Hickory really need revitalizing? Observer-Reporter, Washington, PA - Sep 24, 2009 ...About a third of the immediately affected residents are thus far balking at the proposed infringement on their properties, and it's not known whether the township could, or would, resort to eminent domain in order to force their compliance... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Judge denies harassment claim Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sep 23, 2009 ...The pastor gave them permission to park there. But the group said police claimed the right to enter the property under eminent domain laws because of an adjacent city alleyway. One member said police then accused them of failing to have Allegheny County tags for two dogs that travel with the group... Antietam School District seeks to lease land owned by Berks County for athletic fields Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Sep 23, 2009 ...He said the district also could decide to take legal action to take the land by eminent domain. Commissioners Kevin S. Barnhardt and Christian Y. Leinbach asked Boland to determine if athletic fields are permitted under the trust... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Development of charter school closer to approval The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Sep 22, 2009 ...The agreement will allow the three parties to pursue eminent domain proceedings to acquire a parcel of land behind the existing school. The land will be the site of a new K-8 school building and a recreation complex... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Lakeview principal speaks at ceremony to recognize Flight 93 The Stow Sentry, Stow, OH - Sep 20, 2009 ...* "It was only in the last couple weeks that the U.S. government took control of a small portion of land, through eminent domain, for the construction of the memorial because a farmer didn't want to sell," he said.Now, Lockhart said ground breaking is supposed to occur in mid-November... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Judge denies two subdivision plans at Lauxmont The York Daily Record, York, PA - Sep 18, 2009 ...In asking the judge to nullify the land-use appeals, the township argued that the family lost ownership interest in the property when the county tried to use eminent domain in November 2005, according to court papers... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Daily planner: Thursday Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Sep 17, 2009 ...Blighted Property Review Committee of Reading, 6 p.m. Council offices, City Hall, 815 Washington St. The committee will determine whether the city will take by eminent domain any of 12 properties whose owners were warned two months ago to get them repaired... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Sporting a new look: Haverford athletes have plenty to smile about with new fields The Delaware County Daily Times, Primos, PA - Sep 14, 2009 ...But the YMCA of Philadelphia came on the scene with interest in establishing a branch at the bubble gum factory site on Eagle Road, which the township recently acquired through eminent domain... Dignitaries, survivors, visitors honor Flight 93 The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA - Sep 12, 2009 ...Just within the past two weeks, the National Park Service struck deals to acquire all the land for the 2,200-acre site – including one eminent domain caseJust within the past two weeks, the National Park Service struck deals to acquire all the land for the 2,200-acre site – including one eminent domain case... Editorial: Laurels and barbs The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA - Sep 11, 2009 ...And we weren’t disappointed last week when he recused himself from the eminent domain case involving the final tract for the Flight 93 National Memorial. Gibson is a former co-chairman of the Flight 93 Task Force, which promoted construction of the memorial... Hopewell Township firehouse dependent on sewer line The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Sep 11, 2009 A 18-month-old struggle to acquire a construction easement across one residential property continues to stand in the way of progress on a new fire station for the Newburg-Hopewell Volunteer Fire Co. Officials say eminent domain proceedings may be the last resort... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
For Flight 93 memorial, long-awaited progress USA Today - Sep 11, 2009 ...The cost to build the entire design is estimated at $58 million, of which $30 million is to come from private donations. The Park Service went to court last week to take over the crash site through eminent domain, so construction could begin in time to open the first section by the 10th anniversary of the attacks... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
County OKs eminent domain The Daily News, McKeesport, PA - Sep 9, 2009 ...Allegheny County council unanimously approved legislation that would open the door to seizure by eminent domain of part of the McKeesport Eat'n Park parking lot for a planned flyover ramp... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Chesapeake Bay cleanup will cost city two businesses The Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, PA - Sep 8, 2009 ...The properties occupied by All-Phase at 549 Jefferson Lane and McCarthy Tire at 583 Jefferson Lane have been acquired through eminent domain, and a board of view will determine how much the owners of the two businesses will be paid as compensation... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tinicum-PHL dispute continues The Delaware County Daily Times, Primos, PA - Sep 7, 2009 ...A proposed capacity enhancement plan at Philadelphia International Airport could displace at least 72 residences and 3,300 jobs from Tinicum, according to a draft environmental impact statement from the Federal Aviation Administration... Haverford Reserve is coming into being The Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Sep 7, 2009 ...Township commissioners voted unanimously in November to take the Bubblegum site, a 6.3-acre parcel, by eminent domain. The family that owns the land, the Fenimores, have appealed to the court, asking for greater compensation than the $1.26 million offered by Haverford... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Judge removes self from Flight 93 case The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA - Sep 4, 2009 U.S. District Judge Kim Gibson of Johnstown has recused himself from the eminent domain case involving the final tract needed for the Flight 93 National Memorial... Editorial: A fitting memorial is back on course Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Sep 4, 2009 ...Working out the details of a memorial shouldn't have taken this long. But credit is due to Salazar and Sen. Arlen Specter (D., Pa.) for jump-starting the stalled negotiations and averting the use of eminent-domain proceedings against the final holdout landowners... Ramp would trim Eat'n Park's parking, access Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sep 3, 3009 ...Mr. Davin said if the county can't get the land soon, it may initiate eminent domain proceedings, which would require the property owner to give up the land. But he said it is the county's goal to have the restaurant stay because it is an important part of the local economy... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Remembering Flight 93: The deal is done Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Sep 3, 2009 ...In the years since, disputes over the Flight 93 National Memorial's land acquisition have posed, at times, unseemly distractions. It appeared that government's cudgel of eminent domain would be the pry bar to loosen lingering impasses toward realizing the 2,200-acre, $58 million memorial... Svonavec property acquired, but purchase price still in dispute Daily American, Somerset, PA - Sep 2, 2009 The Department of Justice has filed eminent domain proceedings against Svonavec Inc. for land needed for the Flight 93 National Memorial, but it may be years before the purchase price is resolved... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Opinion - James West: Time to get back to economic basics The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sep 2, 2009 ...Failure to respect property rights is where the path to prosperity takes a bad turn. State coercion to reallocate property, while at times necessary, must be exercised with prudence. Corporate ownership, eminent domain, taxation and intellectual property concerns are a few, among the many, critical property-related issues faced by society today... Gov't files eminent domain papers The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA - Sep 1, 2009 ...Federal attorneys in Pittsburgh filed papers Tuesday to take the land by eminent domain. U.S. District Court Judge Kim Gibson in Johnstown is expected to approve within days the government’s claim transferring the Svonavec property to the government... Feds begin process to acquire final Flight 93 property Daily American, Somerset, PA - Sep 1, 2009 ...The voluntary eminent domain proceeding was agreed to when the National Park Service and Svonavec Inc. could not come to a purchase agreement on the 275-acre property. Under the agreement, testimony will be brought in federal court. A federal judge will decide a final figure for the land... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Agreement reached on land for Flight 93 memorial Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Sep 1, 2009 ...The announcement means the government will not invoke eminent domain to seize the land, a prospect that was raised in the spring... Flight 93 memorial stalemate ends with $9.5M in land deals Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Sep 1, 2009 ...The memorial will be a tribute to the 40 passengers and crew aboard the Newark-to-San Francisco flight who died Sept. 11, 2001, when the hijacked United Airlines jetliner crashed in a field near Shanksville... Interior secretary says Flight 93 memorial work to begin in Nov. Observer-Reporter, Washington, PA (Associated Press) - Sep 1, 2009 ...Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., also welcomed the announcement. He brought Salazar together with landowners in June in hopes of avoiding the government using eminent domain to acquire the lands... Arnold's First Church of God will open Sunday at former Catholic parish Valley News Dispatch, Tarentum, PA - Sep 1, 2009 ...Pamphile said the parishioners did not show much ill will toward the redevelopment authority for exercising eminent domain and buying the building. "We tried to look forward and not dwell on it," he said... Building is blighted, Easton board rules The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sep 1, 2009 ...Cihangir Ugucu of Forks Township contends city officials intend to take the building, at 120 Northampton St. next to to the Eastonian complex, via eminent domain and hand it over to a New York City developer... Flight 93 land in hand The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA - Aug 31, 2009 ...The National Park Service said in May it would condemn about 500 acres of private land for acquisition through eminent domain. That action was never filed, however... |
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