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Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Thursday, March 31, 2011
 
Pipeline company makes bid to enter shale business
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA – Mar 31, 2011
…But unlike Laser Marcellus Northeast, whose bid was rejected by an administrative law judge last year, Pentex Pipeline Co. won't have to fight for utility status and the right to condemn property via eminent domain - it already has it…

Banking on new home for police
The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mar 31, 2011
…The county’s purchase of the bank building was controversial from the start because Vonderheid and Skrepenak had originally planned to lease the building for $2.58 million over 10 years. After a public outcry, they voted to pay $605,000 to purchase the property through eminent domain, but a court panel later ordered the county to pay $700,000…

County pays to settle dispute over 150 N. Queen
Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA – Mar 30, 2011
…After the previous board of commissioners took 150 N. Queen St. by eminent domain in 2004, construction began early in 2007 and almost immediately was plagued with problems…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, March 28, 2011
 
A case for treatment
The Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mar 27, 2011
…Contrary to rumors, the authority is not buying neighboring properties, and is not taking any of them "through eminent domain or condemnation or anything else," Minora said…

Gas pipeline worries still haunt some local residents
The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mar 27, 2011
… “There are 33 miles of pipeline. We’ve worked with every land owner in building this pipeline,” he said. “We have no ability to enforce eminent domain, and every inch we’ve worked with folks of the community.”…

Though hard to believe, private transit was worse
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA – Mar 27, 2011
… Rail barons became so adept at seizing land through eminent domain, Mr. Sullivan says, that America gained a new verb, "to railroad,'' meaning to rush something through…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Thursday, March 24, 2011
 
Audit on CityVest expenditures sought
The Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mar 24, 2011
…The city liens were filed to cover the city costs from demolishing dilapidated buildings on the Perry Block property. The city also initiated eminent domain proceedings to acquire the Kazimi parking lot for CityVest…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
 
Groups seek air base land
phillyBurbs.com, Levittown, PA – Mar 23, 2011
…The county's submission said it could work with the Montgomery County Transit Authority on a plan, revive the now-defunct Montgomery County Airport Authority or create a new authority, such as a "Montgomery County Development Authority to be created pursuant to the state's economic eminent domain law."…


Mayor presents new strategic plan for Lancaster city
Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA – Mar 22, 2011
…• Voted to take by eminent domain a parking lot at 124 Crystal St. for use by Rodney Senior Center. The taking provides the city clear title to the property for its appraised value of $25,000. It is intended to allow the reuse of a paved portion of Rodney Park, where seniors now park their cars, as a children's play area…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
 
Company withdraws application for Cuffs Run hydropower project
York Daily Record, York, PA – Mar 21, 2011
…First proposed in 1990, a similar project would have flooded 300 acres of the 585-acre Girl Scout camp and displaced 25 homes. That project would have allowed the land to be taken by eminent domain…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, March 21, 2011
 
County on a building binge
Sunday News, Lancaster, PA – Mar 21, 2011
…In 2004, the county's most expensive building project of the decade commenced when former commissioners Dick Shellenberger, Pete Shaub and Molly Henderson voted to take by eminent domain the former Armstrong building at 150 N. Queen St. to serve as the county's government services center…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Thursday, March 17, 2011
 
Lancaster County sues 150 N. Queen St. contractor

Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA – Mar 16, 2011
…The former board of county commissioners in 2004 took the building at 150 N. Queen St. by eminent domain from its owner, Dr. Ira Trocki…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Wednesday, March 16, 2011
 
Public meeting held for North Pocono powerline project

The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA – Mar 16, 2011
…As previously reported, officials say eminent domain proceedings are considered likely - unless all landowners agree to sell their properties - because it is an entirely new power pathway…

Haverford facing a sticky situation over gum factory
The Delaware County Daily Times, Primos, PA – Mar 16, 2011
…If the township fails in its appeal, it will owe the Fenimores $4.74 million, the difference between $6 million and $1.26 million, plus interest dating back to June 2009, which Snyder estimates at $300,000 to date, with potential for further increase. Eminent domain code provides interest on delayed compensation, Snyder said…



Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Wednesday, March 09, 2011
 
City shakeup: Head of Allentown authority resigns
The Morning Call, Allentown, PA – Mar 8, 2011
…Under her direction, the agency did not shy from using eminent domain as a final tool to enforce the city's codes…


Proposed Susquehanna River water power project is revived
Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA – Mar 8, 2011
…When first proposed in 1990, the 1,320-acre Cuffs Run project would have flooded 300 acres of the 585-acre Girl Scout camp used by many Lancaster County residents and displaced 25 homes. If the project had been approved by FERC, the company would have been granted eminent domain powers…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Tuesday, March 08, 2011
 
Scranton residents want Harrison Ave. bridge fixed, but don't want to leave homes
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA – Mar 8, 2011
…The spectre of having property taken has sparked fear among some, even though PennDOT officials say they have not determined which properties would be affected. Eminent domain, the agency says, would come into play only if negotiations to reach a settlement fail…

Logan Township property’s worth contested
Altoona Mirror, Altoona, PA – Mar 8, 2011
…An attorney representing the township on Monday told prospective jurors that the land was taken by eminent domain and that the question before the jury this week will be, "What is just compensation?"…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Monday, March 07, 2011
 
Public meetings begin tonight on power line
PoconoNews.net – Mar 7, 2011
…A specific route for the line has not been determined. Eminent domain could be used, unless agreements could be reached with all landowners along the route…

Public meetings upcoming for high-voltage power line project
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA – Mar 6, 2011
…"That's the real challenge. Eminent domain is only the last resort," Mr. Wirth said. "It's only a handful of property owners that end up in an eminent domain situation."...

Past is present in Delaware Valley School District
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA – Mar 6, 2011
... The dam would have created a 37-mile-long lake from Tocks Island to Port Jervis, N.Y. The controversial project was eventually abandoned, but first the government displaced hundreds of people and businesses through eminent domain…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Thursday, March 03, 2011
 
Piccolino announces run for council
The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mar 2, 2011
…The city attempted to acquire the acquire the restaurant, in business for 45 years, under the provisions of eminent domain as part of a redevelopment project on the 500 block of Lackawanna Ave., but Lackawanna County Judge Robert Mazzoni ruled in favor of Piccolino…

Pennsylvania eminent domain news

Wednesday, March 02, 2011
 
Scranton City Council members reiterate need for developer to pay back taxes
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA – Mar 2, 2011
In other business on Tuesday, council:…Introduced separate legislation to authorize acquisition of an easement through eminent domain from Joseph and Judy Saita to complete the Crisp Avenue bridge project…

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