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Thursday, September 28, 2006
Group plans rally to oppose seizure Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - Sept. 28, 2006 Many of the same people who led the criticism of state legislators after the 2005 pay raise are expanding their focus to include eminent domain... Bethlehem aims for additional parking in city Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sept. 28, 2006 ...Earlier this year, the authority threatened lot owners BethWorks Now with taking the property by eminent domain. Ultimately, the two sides reached a short-term agreement... Comisky reflects at final board meeting Main Line Times, Ardmore, PA - Sept. 28, 2006 ...As president, Comisky was often the public defender of the township's adopted "Plan B" for Ardmore, as it became a poster child in a national revolt against the potential use of local government eminent domain powers for economic development.... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Quarry zoning changes approved The York Daily Record, PA - Sept. 27, 2006 ...They said the move would endanger their property values and would not guarantee their properties would be not used for future expansion. Township supervisors said the residents' homes could not be taken by eminent domain... House won't open courts in land cases Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, PA (Associated Press) - Sept. 26, 2006 WASHINGTON - The House on Tuesday rejected a bill giving people faster access to federal courts when fighting state or local governments that have seized their property... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
(Greensburg) Planning commission gets sneak peak of arts center Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Sept. 26, 2006 ...Officials said the hope is to close soon on the pizza shop/salon property, which is expected to be taken through eminent domain power by the authority... PennDOT aims to ease Route 24 traffic The York Dispatch, York, PA - Sept. 25, 2006 ...Because he blames much of the traffic on development, Miller is upset that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation might need, and potentially take by eminent domain, some of his property to widen Route 24 ... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, September 25, 2006
Land for new arena acquired The Valley Independent, Monessen, PA - Sept. 23, 2006 ...It filed paperwork to take by eminent domain one holdout property, owned by the Laborers' Combined Funds of Western Pennsylvania. But the union group has signed a letter of intent to sell... Program may allow flood-prone residents options Ridgway Record, Ridgway, PA - Sept. 22, 2006 ...It was notes properties would not be acquired through eminent domain as this is a relief plan and not an effort to acquire land for a specified project... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, September 22, 2006
A five-year timetable for Triangle project York Dispatch, PA - Sept. 21, 2006 ...Most of the properties are already in the authority's possession, but eminent domain proceedings or negotiations are still under way for several... Dispute brews over plans for parking lot York Dispatch, PA - Sept. 21, 2006 ...The redevelopment authority has allowed time for discussions to resolve the conflict and has not yet moved to seize the lot by eminent domain... Another merger? Westside Weekly, West Reading, PA - Sept. 21, 2006 ...the board voted 4-0 to purchase a 17-acre property on Vinemont Road under the Federal Eminent Domain provision invoked last May for the "fair market value" of $415,500... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, September 21, 2006
City tries new approach for lot York Daily Record, York, PA - Sept. 21, 2006 ...city officials pulled a request Wednesday to have the city's redevelopment authority authorize eminent domain proceeding for the 70-space lot at North Pershing and West Gay avenues... Healing old wounds with a whole new 'artitude' Main Line Times, Ardmore, PA - Sept. 21, 2006 ...business owners had been at odds over the eminent domain issue that would have taken several vital properties along Lancaster Avenue for the creation of a mixed used facility with parking, retail and apartments... City to kick-start Sunnyside Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA - Sept. 21, 2006 ...The commissioners proposed moving county offices to the peninsula later that year, but they dropped that plan after acquiring by eminent domain the former Armstrong building at 150 N. Queen St... Auction of Penn View Motel items WFMZ-TV, Allentown, PA - Sept. 20, 2006 ...The authority took the property through eminent domain earlier this year and plans to demolish it. It paid about 400-thousand dollars to relocate the motel's 20 permanent residents... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
(VA Congressman) Wolf mounts opposition to power-line plan The Loundoun Times-Mirror, Leesburg, VA - Sept. 20, 2006 ...The line from Winchester to Aldie is part of a 240-mile transmission corridor from southeast Pennsylvania to Mt. Storm in West Virginia to Winchester and thence to Aldie... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Council holds Urban Village kick off meeting The Daily Collegian, State College, PA - Sept. 19, 2006 ...Council member Don Hahn also said he hopes the phrase "eminent domain" does not get thrown around in the revitalization process... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, September 18, 2006
News in brief from central Pennsylvania Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA (Associated Press) - Sept. 18, 2006 YORK, Pa. (AP) -- The owner of a downtown parking lot is balking at a city plan to seize the property as part of a $50 million redevelopment project... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Ardmore spending shows $25 million drop Main Line Times, Ardmore, PA - Sept. 14, 2006 ...A different board of commissioners, with five new members, passed a resolution in March to take eminent domain, the threat of which had caused a backlash, off the table... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Construction management firm named for Matthew Drive extension The Herald Standard, Uniontown, PA - Sept. 13, 2006 ...the only representative from Pennsylvania on NAHRO's Community Revitalization and Development Committee, will moderate a session on eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Spring Twp. has urge to merge again Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Sept. 12, 2006 ...The supervisors also voted 4-0 to: Pay $415,500 for a 17-acre property on Vinemont Road. The former horse farm was taken by eminent domain in May... Lauxmont becomes fair game The York Daily Record, York, PA - Sept. 12, 2006 ...Chronister, a real estate developer who is opposed to the park project, said his decision wasn't just based on eminent domain, but also a bad plan... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, September 11, 2006
Suit filed to stop seizure The York Dispatch, York, PA - Sept. 11, 2006 ...property owner Emmett Mann has filed a suit in federal court, arguing that York City officials violated his civil rights by taking his property ... Next stop on rail-trail: courtroom Lancaster Sunday News, Lancaster, PA - Sept. 9, 2006 ...Commonwealth Court will hear oral arguments in the county's appeal of a lower-court decision last year that scuttled plans to take the line by eminent domain... Cambria Authority facing bankruptcy Altoona Mirror, Altoona, PA - Sept. 8, 2006 ...Authority solicitor Michelle Tokarsky is optimistic that bankruptcy can be avoided. The issue stems from a 2002 eminent domain takeover... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, September 08, 2006
Property owner sues again The York Daily Record, PA - Sept. 8, 2006 ...filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming city officials employed unlawful means to seize his property through eminent domain.... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Fate of 1870s Amity tollhouse is uncertain Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Sept. 7, 2006 ...Amity Township owns the Tollgate Road property, having taken the tollhouse and .05-acre site by eminent domain from Mike D. Rhodes, who bought the property last year... Compromise may be in the works for GVSD eminent domain lawsuit The Phoenix, Phoenixville, PA - Sept. 7, 2006 ...to allow a neighbor of the Great Valley High School and middle school to keep their home which has been the object of an eminent domain lawsuit by the school district... Philadelphia urban renewal chief resigns Philadelphia Inquirer - Sept. 7, 2006 ...said that in handling controversial eminent-domain issues, Wetzel "always made sure he did it in a way where people at the end of the day had an opportunity to voice their concerns." Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Despite one resident's opposition, township adopts open space plan The Mercury, Pottstown, PA - Sept. 6, 2006 ...Taylor also dismissed as "a total red herring," a suggestion by Sloss that "after all the space is gone" the township would begin to take properties by eminent domain... Borough buys former car dealership for office The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - Sept. 6, 2006 ...The Borough Council had announced in July that it wanted to buy the property at Emaus and Race streets and would resort to obtaining it through eminent domain if negotiations failed... Opinion - Timothy Sandefur: Don't let property rights get trampled in Maryland Baltimore Sun, MD - Sept. 6, 2006 ...Although about half of the states allow such schemes, seven others, including Pennsylvania, have prohibited them... Black Bottom Blues Philadelphia Weekly - Sept. 6, 2006 ...They had the use of eminent domain to hang over the homeowners' heads, so they could drive the prices down... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
CCA project cost lower than expected The Clarion News, Clarion, PA - Sept. 5, 2006 ...The authority began condemnation proceedings last fall to force the sale of the ROWs through eminent domain, the right of government entities to force the sale of properties to be used for public purposes... SEA acquires Uptown property for arena Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sept. 3, 2006 ...it did not have a final deal by the end of the day with the Laborers District Council of Western Pennsylvania, prompting a court filing to take the union's land by eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, September 01, 2006
Sports agency buying Uptown properties to clear way for new arena Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sept. 1, 2006 ...the board authorized Ms. Conturo to take the property through eminent domain, if needed. Ms. Conturo said, however, she expects to be able to reach an amicable agreement... Hockey plan moves forward Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Sept. 1, 2006 ...$10,852,500 for eight parcels between Fifth and Centre avenues near Washington Place. The members also agreed to take the three remaining properties by eminent domain if necessary... Buona Pizza looks for way to stay in neighborhood Scranton Times-Tribune, PA - Sept. 1, 2006 ...Eminent domain procedures would only be necessary if a business in the project area declines to upgrade its building and comply with the design of the planned redevelopment, Mr. Doherty said... Attorney seeks class action suit for original Two Mile landowners The Derrick, Oil City, PA - Aug. 31, 2006 ...White asked Burgert whether the land was taken from him by eminent domain or given through an agreement. "They gave me a verbal ultimatum," Burgert said... Residents question Great Valley decision Main Line Life, Wayne, PA - Aug. 31, 2006 ...Then he asked for a showing of hands of those who were opposed to the eminent-domain proceeding. Most of the people in the audience raised their hands and there was a round of applause... |
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