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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Reilly, two others plan to join race for county commissioner York Dispatch, PA - Feb. 28, 2007 ...Richards said the primary reason he decided to run was his opposition to the county's use of eminent domain to create a large park in Lower Windsor Township... Ex-commissioner to run again The York Daily Record, PA - Feb. 28, 2007 ...While Reilly said it's a misuse of eminent domain, he also said the issue has largely defined the agenda for the county commissioners... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
County hopefuls state case to judges Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA - Feb. 27, 2007 ...Also last year, the commissioners were involved in extensive legal battles with developers of the proposed convention center/hotel project, lost their bid in court to take by eminent domain the former Enola low-grade rail line in the southern end for a rail trail... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, February 26, 2007
Punch back in field fight York Daily Record, PA - Feb. 25, 2007 ...The Hanover Public School District's decision to file eminent domain paperwork in an attempt to take Moul Field back could help the borough's efforts to seize the land... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, February 23, 2007
York County Commissioner: Ned Grove will run York Daily Record, PA - Feb. 23, 2007 ...A former Dallastown mayor, Grove plans to focus on property tax reform, eminent domain and alternative energy sources, according to a news release... Miller campaigns for commissioner in Monroeton Daily and Sunday Review, Towanda, PA - Feb. 23, 2007 ...On the question of eminent domain, he said he is an avid believer in private property rights... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Council to ID selves online York Daily Record, PA - Feb. 21, 2007 … Someone was posting comments about stories concerning the borough's eminent-domain battle with the Hanover Public School District and signing the posts "Deb."… Editorial: This isn’t ‘progress’: It’s obscene Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Feb. 21, 2007 …"Eminent domain," the constitutional protection that limits the authority of the government to seize private property only for public purposes, is pretty much a dead letter… City Redevelopment Authority ordered to pay couple about $376,000 Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Feb. 21, 2007 A Luzerne County judge has ordered the city Redevelopment Authority to pay more than $375,000 to the former owners of Classic Bride as the result of a 1998 eminent domain land acquisition... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Editorial: Time to televise U.S. Supreme Court public proceedings Daily and Sunday Review, Towanda, PA - Feb. 20, 2007 ...If this policy had been in force when the justices were ruling on contentious issues like the 2000 election, eminent domain and the Pledge of Allegiance, public understanding of them might be better... District taking back Moul Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Feb. 20, 2007 ...the school district would begin the process of taking the property through eminent domain from Hanover Borough once the paperwork is filed with the York County Court of Common Pleas... City could pull plug on Americus The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Feb. 20, 2007 ...If shutting off utilities fails to get results, the city will attempt to seize the hotel using eminent domain, he said. "We cannot have this building sitting in the middle of our downtown…as an albatross of dormancy,"' Pawlowski said... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, February 19, 2007
Homes vacated for Route 309 Connector Lansdale Reporter, PA - Feb. 19, 2007 ...In all‚ 70 parcels were acquired by the state through eminent domain. Of those‚ 61 are partial takes... Hanover school taxes up Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Feb. 18, 2007 ...the board approved authorizing appropriate officers of the school board to sign the declaration of taking and any other pleadings for legal counsel in pursuing condemnation of the Moul and Doubleday properties, which is part of the school district fighting Hanover borough's seizure of the properties through eminent domain... Wal-Mart coming to long vacant East Hills shopping center site Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Feb. 17, 2007 ...Mr. Birru initially responded with a "declaration of taking" that signaled the county's intent to seize the property by eminent domain. But that threat was never carried out... $2M tag for Garden Theatre a 'bargain' Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Feb. 17, 2007 ...The city's 1997 eminent domain claim for the 93-year-old theater was upheld by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in December, as well as by two lower courts. But had owner George Androtsakis decided to request a review by the nation's highest court, the city would have faced continued legal bills... No online anonymity for Hanover council Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Feb. 16, 2007 ...But, Hoff points out, the timing isn't right for any council member make comments about the eminent-domain case. "We are in the middle of a legal battle," Hoff said.... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, February 16, 2007
Preservation group inspires Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Feb. 16, 2007 ...Since SAC successfully led the fight to block the use of eminent domain for redevelopment of Ardmore's historic business district, it has been become an influential force on development issues along the densely packed Main Line... X marks $1.1M spot for North Side theater, URA Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Feb. 16, 2007 ...The settlement, announced at the URA's monthly board meeting just an hour after it was signed, comes almost two months after the state Supreme Court ruled that the city of Pittsburgh could seize the theater by eminent domain... $1 million settles Garden Theatre affair Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Feb. 16, 2007 ...The court affirmed a lower court ruling that the URA did not violate the theater's state or federal free-speech rights in its effort to seize it by eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Traffic Report: Delay on the South Street Bridge The Evening Bulletin, Philadelphia, PA - Feb. 15, 2007 ...Corporations and nonprofits own the property the city needs for the project. The city is not considering the use of eminent domain to acquire the land... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Storm steals Shaub's final act Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA - Feb. 14, 2007 ...lost their bid in court to take by eminent domain the former 23-mile Enola low-grade line in the county's southern end to establish a rail trail... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Nazareth stands behind pool plan The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Feb. 13, 2007 ...The decision to proceed with the pool came moments after the board voted 7-1 to drop condemnation proceedings against the Calandra family, the longtime owners of Calandra's Cheese... Nazareth Area budget includes 4.26 tax jump for 2007-08 The Express-Times, Easton, PA - Feb. 13, 2007 ...the board decided to rescind a motion to condemn and seize through eminent domain property owned by Callandra's Italian Cheeses. The district sought the 5.91-acre property to install athletic fields as part of the new middle school project... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, February 12, 2007
The last adult film house in Pittsburgh The Tartan (Carnegie Mellon University), Pittsburgh, PA - Feb. 12, 2007 ...That’s why, since 1997, the city has been fighting to take the property away from owner George Androtsakis through eminent domain... Demos' turn to have a split Sunday News, Lancaster, PA - Feb. 11, 2007 ...Gray, for instance, pointed to the commissioners' taking of the Enola Low-Grade Line in southern Lancaster County by eminent domain, along with the seizure of the former Armstrong building in Lancaster Square... 'Common sense' group joins race Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Feb. 10, 2007 ...Plans for construction have been put on hold, however, as the district and Hanover Borough prepare to enter a legal battle over the borough's recent seizure of Moul Field through eminent domain... Relic of Pa. mining to be preserved, but how is anyone's guess Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA (Associated Press) - Feb. 9, 2007 ...One of the most visible reminders of Pennsylvania's storied coal-mining past was saved from the wrecking ball recently when local officials seized the property through eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, February 09, 2007
Hanover Borough seeks zoning change for Moul Field Evening Sun, Hanover, Pa - Feb. 8, 2007 ...The borough filed paperwork in the York County Court of Common Pleas on Jan. 2 to take Moul Field and Myers Memorial Playground from the school district by eminent domain. The school answered back by authorizing its lawyers to fight the borough's seizure... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Development faces hurdles in York Twp. The York Daily Record, PA - Feb. 8, 2007 ...Township commissioner Paul Knepper asked if the township would have to resort to using eminent domain to accommodate any of the suggested ideas for the Chestnut Hill and Springwood intersection... Panel OKs development plan for N. Broad Street Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Feb. 8, 2007 ...Responding to critics who argued the project amounted to gentrification that would hurt the surrounding neighborhood, Clarke said there had been no relocation of residents or use of eminent domain on occupied areas... Penn Township sends traffic light plans to PennDOT Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Feb. 7, 2007 ...Although the Hestons said they have been threatened by the developer that eminent domain could be used to seize the property, the township has never made mention that it would condemn it... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Souderton approves new Univest Operations Center Souderton Independent, PA - Feb. 7, 2007 ...Grubb was also the lone vote apposing the solicitation of bids for demolition to the properties at 125 through 139 North Main Street, which the borough took in 2006 by eminent domain for its municipal parking lot. Her reasoning was simple... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
County to use eminent domain in land dispute The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Feb. 6, 2007 ...Luzerne County is using eminent domain to end a dispute with a property owner who bought Plymouth land near the levee built along the Susquehanna River in 2002... Islamic Center one step closer to getting into its new building Williamsport Sun-Gazette, PA - Feb. 6, 2007 ...The proposal is part of the redevelopment process needed for the areas around the existing Williamsport Hospital and Medical Center campus and is a step toward allowing use of eminent domain proceedings to obtain properties needed for the project... Company sues Logan Township over land Altoona Mirror, PA - Feb. 6, 2007 ...Hemlock Crossing of Ohio on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against Logan Township to block the attempt to claim land behind Bishop Guilfoyle High School using eminent domain... County Flood Protection Authority votes to condemn Plymouth property Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Feb. 5, 2007 ...The vote to acquire the land through eminent domain also triggered a legal process to assign a fair market value to the approximately 5,100 square feet of land and come to an agreement about compensation... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, February 05, 2007
Waiting for their day in court Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Feb. 5, 2007 ...A clause in the law states: "No political subdivision shall exercise eminent domain authority against land that is situated in another political subdivision without the approval, by resolution, of the governing body of the political subdivision in which the land is situated." ... Route 18 project leaves business owners bitter Beaver County Times, Beaver, PA - Feb. 4, 2007 ...Angered and frustrated by what he considers an unfair offer, Palaich put a message on his business sign that reads, "Eminent domain is a crime! PennDOT is the criminal."... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, February 02, 2007
Township facility may be on horizon Waynesboro Record Herald, PA - Feb. 02, 2007 ...Also at that meeting, supervisors indicated they were considering using eminent domain to acquire a farm along the path of the proposed relief route.... Council pushing for subpoenas The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Feb. 02, 2007 ...The property is being seized through eminent domain to make way for a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the entire block... Opinion - Michael Kramer: Reuse of Broughal could save tax dollars The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Feb. 2, 2007 ...This could then be used to procure, through eminent domain proceedings if necessary, space for an athletic field in the vicinity. The surface parking lot across the street is often mentioned for this purpose but the discussion should not be limited to this site only because other alternatives do exist... Downingtown approves a new middle school The Suburban Advertiser, PA - Feb. 1, 2007 ...Griffin said this eliminated the need to condemn property for the school campus through the eminent-domain process... Natural-gas compressor plan on track The Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Feb. 1, 2007 ...While many were concerned with the proposed compressor's safety, others were upset because the energy company said it could potentially seize land for the compressor and its power lines through eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Questions raised on bonus pay at Capitol Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA (Associated Press) - Feb. 1, 2007 ..."I was told by Sen. Brightbill that the bonuses were for work done on legislative issues requiring work well beyond normal hours, such as Growing Greener, eminent domain reform and lobbying disclosure,"... Aging areas around cities push suburban renewal Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Feb. 1, 2007 ...Redevelopment projects sometimes get held up because one land owner will refuse to budge, leading older suburbs to pursue eminent domain... |
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