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Friday, August 31, 2007
Drillers landowners clash over methane Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Aug. 31, 2007 ...Industry lobbyists said yesterday that the bill, as written, would overturn a century of common law, and was tantamount to eminent domain, taking property rights from the drillers and giving them to the surface landowners, who could then "sell" the rights back to the drillers... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Palmyra eyes new site for school Lebanon Daily New, Lebanon, PA - Aug. 30, 2007 ...While the district has the authority to apply eminent domain to get the land it needs to build a school, Schmidt said the majority of school-board members oppose that method... Downtown project advances The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Aug. 30, 2007 ...The city has been embroiled in an eminent domain battle with three property owners on the block who have failed to reach agreements to be included in the project... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Other sites considered for new PPL line The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA - Aug. 29, 2007 ...PPL has obtained about 29 easements. It plans to use eminent domain to get the land it needs on remaining properties if deals aren't reached with property owners... Farm being fast-tracked for sports fields The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Aug. 29, 2007 ...the township-based Wildlands Conservancy holds the easement that stipulates it will only ever be used for agriculture. On Aug. 16, supervisors voted 2-1 to authorize an eminent domain condemnation to remove that easement... Commissioners await new Highpoint appraisal York Dispatch, PA - Aug. 29, 2007 ...The appraisal would determine the property's worth when the county voted in 2004 to seize it by eminent domain. Previous appraisals conducted between March 2002 and September 2003 averaged $1.8 million to $2 million ... Heritage group inherits historic $1.5 million York property Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA - Aug. 29, 2007 ...The park has been making headlines since May 2004, when York County commissioners seized a portion of the parkland via eminent domain... OC advised on how to deal with blight The Derrick, Oil City, PA - Aug. 28, 2007 ...If all else fails, the authority will take the property by eminent domain, buy it if it goes up for tax sale or arrange a deed transfer for a dollar... Somerset residents demand action on 'blight' The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, PA - Aug. 28, 2007 ...The house is one of five that borough leaders have secured Community Development Block Grants to demolish -- though that can’t be done without the owner’s consent or through eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Eminent Domain: Pair sues for jury award The York Daily Record, PA - Aug. 28, 2007 Emmett J. Mann and Kelly J. Sprenkle have asked the county sheriff to seize and sell the City of York Redevelopment Authority's property to pay them an award from a jury verdict... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, August 27, 2007
Seton Hill counts on project funding Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Aug. 27, 2007 ...Three buildings were acquired for $745,000 for the project by the Redevelopment Authority of Westmoreland County, including through eminent domain... Opinion - Jeannine Missaoui: Casino process: Rigging Democracy Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Aug. 27, 2007 ...Putting casinos into Philadelphia residential neighborhoods translates into a form of eminent domain that we simply can't allow... Freemansburg will take itself to court to clear land title Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Aug. 25, 2007 ...Derr said the borough has decided that the best way to get a clean title is to condemn its own land by claiming eminent domain. In other words, it must sue itself... W. Mahanoy set to seize judge's land The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA - Aug. 25, 2007 ...In a declaration of taking filed Thursday in Schuylkill County Court, the township used its power of eminent domain to condemn part of the 360 Ohio Ave. property belonging to Judge Jacqueline L. Russell... Allegheny Energy power line path is mostly rural Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Aug.25, 2007 ...We've contacted most of the property owners. We want to offer fair value for their land and not ever get to eminent domain," said Jay Ruberto, director of transmission siting for the company... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, August 24, 2007
Summit Hill eyes fianancing, plus cushion, for new buildings Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Aug. 24, 2007 ...Project architects have the plans nearly finished, Tirpak said, and before construction can start the borough must acquire part of a neighboring property. It hopes to do that through eminent domain. Judge defends sewer delay The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA - Aug. 24, 2007 ...Troy said if the township would take the easement by eminent domain, the code calls for just compensation to the condemnee which amounts to the fair market value before the take minus the fair market value after the take and differences or damages... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Clarion Area Authority inches toward system sale closing The Clarion News, Clarion, PA - Aug. 23, 2007 ...The authority has reached right-of-way agreements with about 150 landowners so far, and has begun eminent domain proceedings for those without agreements... HIA reaches agreements in 2 lawsuits The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - Aug. 23, 2007 ...But a resoluton of the dispute over the authority's attempt to take by eminent domain the Cramer Airport Parking property near HIA looks far from over, despite a settlement offer from the authority... Cramer Parking gets new offer from airport The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - Aug. 22, 2007 ...If Cramer agrees, the authority would have the right, pending certain conditions, to acquire the property by eminent domain over the next 10 years... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Second Route 980 hearing scheduled The Almanac, McMurray, PA - Aug. 22, 2007 ...Some said they were concerned about the possibility of eminent domain, while others worried about the traffic that may be created by a business moving into the area... Resident judge halts sewer progress The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA - Aug. 22, 2007 ..."We are in the process of filing eminent domain on a person on Ohio Avenue. We have been negotiating with her for the past four months and they came back with a counter-proposal that is completely unacceptable. We are going to start the paperwork tomorrow to file for eminent domain."... Time runs out for developer of Trails of Strasburg project Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA - Aug. 22, 2007 ...the Route 896 bypass now has a recording number with PennDOT, which means eminent domain could be used in obtaining a final right of way from Verizon if needed... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Hike the hill and pull up a rock at Highpoint York Dispatch, PA - Aug. 21, 2007 ...A developer who planned to build luxury houses once owned Highpoint. The property was seized via eminent domain by York County and opened as a park while the county tries to complete its larger proposed heritage park of up to about 725 acres... Board seeks land for school expansion The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - Aug. 21, 2007 The Camp Hill School Board voted 6-3 Monday night to acquire property, through negotiation or eminent domain, adjacent to the Eisenhower Elementary site where a larger school and performing arts center are planned... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, August 20, 2007
Editorial: The hard sell The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA - Aug. 19, 2007 DOES EMINENT DOMAIN, a governing body's ability to appropriate land for what is deemed the greater public good, represent the last word when it comes to deed restrictions?... High tension The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Aug. 19, 2007 ...Although Mr. Carney believes the issue needs to be addressed, he does not think the federal government should have the power of eminent domain in people’s back yards... Preservation group stunned by township land grab The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Aug. 18, 2007 ...DeAngelis and Supervisor David Hinkel voted to initiate eminent domain proceedings. Supervisor Marilyn Jones voted no... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, August 17, 2007
Questioners pepper Specter The Valley Independent, Monessen, PA - Aug. 17, 2007 ...Specter said he opposes using eminent domain to take private property to build a power line... Bucks: PPL crossed the line The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA - Aug. 17, 2007 ...Commissioner Jim Cawley said the county has yet to do extensive research as to whether eminent domain trumps a conservation easement... Ex-owner of Portion-Pak backs public works option Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA - Aug. 16, 2007 ...Mr. Olivieri said he felt forced to sell because Carnegie threatened to invoke eminent domain, a law that allows governments to appropriate private property for public use... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Bucks: PPL violating protected land The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Aug. 16, 2007 ...a PPL spokeswoman, said the company believes that under state law a conservation easement will not stop the utility from constructing a transmission line... Resident thinks something's amiss in Richland The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA - Aug. 16, 2007 ...Smith believes the state's six-member Agricultural Lands Condemnation Approval Board would look less favorably upon PPL's eminent domain plan if the property hosts an agricultural use... Man still awaiting jury award The York Daily Record, PA - Aug. 16, 2007 Awarded $166,000 by a jury in May for two properties the City of York seized through eminent domain, Emmett Mann still is waiting to see the money... Green space might replace blighted house The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - Aug. 16, 2007 ...The house at 68 Moravian St. was unoccupied for more than 20 years, and the township had to acquire it through eminent domain, because the owners opposed their efforts to condemn the house... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
PPL pushes court to access property The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA - Aug. 15, 2007 ...PPL contends eminent domain law gives it the right to enter the Smiths' property, whether the landowners say it's OK or not... Property owners oppose PPL access to survey for power lines The Philadelphia Inquirer, PA (Associated Press) - Aug. 15, 2007 ...The company argues that eminent domain law entitles it to do the surveys because building the power line serves the greatest public good... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Scranton OKs building plan The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Aug. 14, 2007 The Scranton School Board took a major step in the district’s building plan Monday night, voting 8-1 to authorize the use of eminent domain to acquire land for a new elementary school... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, August 13, 2007
Commission hopes to declare "blighted' areas Chambersburg Public Opinion, PA - Aug. 13, 2007 ...The decision would not directly result in the land becoming eminent domain, Weaver said. However, the decision does give them the vehicle to do so if necessary... Scranton School Board mulls eminent domain The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Aug. 13, 2007 If it needs to, the Scranton School District may use eminent domain to acquire 20 acres to build an elementary school in West Side... Empty promises? The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Aug. 12, 2007 ...Mr. Hughes now represents the owners of Buona Pizza, 504 Lackawanna Avenue, whose property is due to be taken by eminent domain to make way for the Lackawanna Avenue project... District: No hidden agenda on Moul Field Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Aug. 11, 2007 ...The agreement puts a 90-day stay on the borough's Commonwealth Court appeal of York County Judge Thomas Kelley's ruling in March against the borough over the eminent-domain proceedings... Board takes no action on blight certification The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Aug. 10, 2007 ...The blight certification is the first step in creating a "redevelopment area" targeted for revitalization. It is also a necessary first step in any possible eminent domain action in which the county could take the property for public or private use... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Council rejects changes to Moul Field pact Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Aug. 9, 2007 Only a week ago, the Hanover Public School District and the Borough Council signed an agreement to put eminent-domain proceedings regarding Moul Field on hold and begin negotiations... Clarion Borough wants to improve BiLo intersection The Clarion News, Clarion, PA - Aug. 9, 2007 ...Herman said the use of eminent domain to obtain enough land to widen the road could be an option, but added he hopes such action isn’t needed... Silver Spring Carignon plot is blighted The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Aug. 9, 2007 ...If the county planning commission accepts the local recommendation, the redevelopment authority could acquire 6495 Carlisle Pike property via eminent domain, paying fair market value... Souderton Borough Council considers downtown parking change Souderton Independent, PA - Aug. 8, 2007 ..."The biggest positive impact on parking will be that lot over there, that's awesome," he said, pointing to where workers were still sorting through the dusty rubble of the four buildings taken by eminent domain for the lot. Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
WCCC gets approval for new campus Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Aug. 8, 2007 ...The land is part of the city's Fifth Avenue Redevelopment Plan. The city claimed dozens of properties through eminent domain and then cleared the land for development... Council looks to use eminent domain to resolve flooding problems Daily American, Sommerset, PA - Aug. 8, 2007 ...Until a decision is made on eminent domain, it is not economically feasible for the borough to invest in future planning for the property, Berkey said... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Editorial: Pennsylvania's laws available on Web Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Aug. 7, 2007 ...Do you want to research the laws governing eminent domain? That’s Title 26; everything from the limits of its use to just compensation... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, August 06, 2007
Opinion - Steven Greenhut: Free the cities! Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Aug. 5, 2007 ...They sometimes use eminent domain, their power to seize property, not to build public infrastructure but to transfer land to private developers who promise more lucrative, tax-paying projects on the site... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, August 03, 2007
West Manheim road project to start Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Aug. 3, 2007 ...The supervisors voted July 17 to take by eminent domain a parcel of land along Wanda Drive that's owned by the Calvary Assembly of God... Borough, district agree to Moul Field deal The York Daily Record, Aug. 3, 2007 After breaking off into a closed session for about 15 minutes, the Hanover Borough Council unanimously approved an agreement with the Hanover Public School District to put the eminent domain court proceedings over Moul Field on hold... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Deal struck over Moul school Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Aug. 2, 2007 After breaking off into a closed session for about 15 minutes, the Hanover Borough Council unanimously approved an agreement with the Hanover Public School District to put the eminent-domain court proceedings over Moul Field on hold... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Editorial: Concerns for hotel are understandable Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Aug. 1, 2007 ...Three years ago the Berks County Redevelopment Authority took the Penn View and other nearby structures by eminent domain. The authority was working in concert with West Reading, which wanted the land redeveloped as part of its Main Street program... |
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