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Friday, September 28, 2007
Cramer's land spat with HIA resolved The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - Sept. 28, 2007 ...Owner Stanford Cramer has resisted the attempt to take his property, saying the airport just wants to drive him out of business as a parking competitor. The airport, as a public entity, sought to seize the land under eminent domain laws... Kohrs object to end move The York Daily Record, PA - Sept. 28, 2007 But Ruth, for his part, finds it strange that the land's owners fought condemnation for so long, and are now trying to coerce the county not to drop the whole thing... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Hopes dim for trail Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA - Sept. 27, 2007 ...voted to take the Enola property by eminent domain. The commissioners made the move after the municipalities rejected the county's demands that municipal officials sign an agreement to provide the county a permanent easement... Securing right of ways costs Clarion authority half million a dollars The Clarion News, Clarion, PA - Sept. 27, 2007 ...Keith Pemrick, CAA special legal counsel for the sale, said eminent domain procedures are nearly complete; the board of viewers for the process of condemning rights-of-way where landowners have not reached agreements held hearings last month... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
County tactic on Lauxmont Farm seizure rare York Dispatch, PA - Sept. 26, 2007 ...they are in accord on one aspect of the move: Neither has seen the tactic used before in eminent domain cases... Chamber: Election interest too low The York Daily Record, PA - Sept. 26, 2007 ..."I really thought the eminent domain thing was over in the primary, and now it's raised its ugly head," Democrat Ned Grove said... Cumberland County OKs 'blight' designation The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Sept. 25, 2007 ...and could be subject to eminent domain proceedings to take the property and stimulate development in the event the current owners are unable to sell the real estate ... Railway parcels in NW Triangle cost city $600K York Dispatch, PA - Sept. 25, 2007 ...Property owner Ohio Blenders Inc. has been fighting to keep its property even though the authority filed a declaration of taking last year to seize the property by eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Sides disagree on Lauxmont end The York Daily Record, PA - Sept. 25, 2007 ...Tim Ruth, the county's special counsel on the park project, said the higher price for Highpoint, which the county took through eminent domain in May 2004, didn't enter into the picture... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, September 24, 2007
County might give back part of park money York Dispatch, PA - Sept. 24, 2007 ...She said legal counsel would advise her and Kilgore whether the money could cover legal fees or other costs associated with the eminent domain process for the land... Commissioners drop plan to seize part of Lauxmont Farms York Dispatch, PA - Sept. 24, 2007 ...York County Commissioners announced Friday they took legal steps meant to drop the eminent domain seizure of 411 acres of Lauxmont Farms... Hazle Township authority approves two resolutions for Southside sewer project Standard Speaker, Hazleton, PA - Sept. 24, 2007 ...Authority Solicitor Pasco Schiavo said that even though a recent court ruling in Luzerne County court dismissed objections raised by landowners Thomas and Alana LaBuda over property taken by the township through eminent domain, Judge Thomas Burke Jr. directed the township authority to post a $40,000 bond... Ready for a sequel? The York Daily Record, PA - Sept. 23, 2007 ...When negotiations fell through with the Kohr family, the property's owners, thecounty exercised eminent domain, in which a government entity can purchase land for public use against the owner's wishes... County abandons plan to turn farm into park Evening Sun, Hanover, PA - Sept. 22, 2007 ...During a morning press conference with special counsel Tim Ruth, Mitrick and Kilgore said they took legal action earlier today to withdraw their contested claim on the land by eminent domain... York drops park plans Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal, PA - Sept. 22, 2007 ...York County commissioners announced Friday they were ending eminent domain efforts to seize more than 400 acres of Lauxmont Farms, an estate where archaeologists identified the Byrd Liebhart site, the last known village of the Susquehannock Indians... Down on the farm, 'the show must go on' The York Daily Record, PA - Sept. 22, 2007 ...During a Friday morning press conference with special counsel Tim Ruth, Mitrick and Kilgore said they took legal action earlier that morning to withdraw their contested claim on the land by eminent domain.... Blighted properties clear second hurdle The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Sept. 21, 2007 ...If both commissions approve the plans, the county will exercise eminent domain and repossess the properties, redevelop and sell them... Commissioners drop plan to seize part of Lauxmont Farms York Dispatch, PA - Sept. 21, 2007 ...York County Commissioners announced Friday they took legal steps meant to drop the eminent domain seizure of 411 acres of Lauxmont Farms... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, September 20, 2007
New site found for West Philly High The Bulletin, Philadelphia, PA - Sept. 20, 2007 ...The district has decided the process of going through eminent domain procedures is too time consuming and expensive, particularly when it already owns the lot on 49th and Chestnut... Minersville properties seized for demolition The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA - Sept. 20, 2007 ...In each declaration, Minersville provided notice that it was taking possession of the property by the power of eminent domain and alleged that it had to pay only $1 to each owner because of the condition of each property... Preservation easement for Highpoint hits a snag, motion delayed till next week York Dispatch, PA - Sept. 20, 2007 ...Highpoint is an approximately 80-acre property that the county owns after seizing it by eminent domain ... County adds another special counsel to list Lancaster New Era, PA - Sept. 19, 2007 ...Another lawsuit, filed by the former owner of that building, Dr. Ira Trocki, asking for more money than the county paid him during its acquisition of that property by eminent domain, is "lumbering along" in federal court, LeFever said... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Judge sides with PPL on power line The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA - Sept. 19, 2007 ...Heley said that PPL does not have the right to enter private land under the umbrella of eminent domain law without first obtaining permission from the utility commission. Fritsch said that argument doesn’t hold water, saying law shows that public utilities are entitled to use eminent domain law... Strasburg Borough to use eminent domain against Verizon Intelligencer-Journal, Lancaster, PA - Sept. 19, 2007 Strasburg Borough, during a Sept. 11 meeting, took action to use eminent domain to obtain a right of way from Verizon for the proposed Strasburg bypass... With tax bill erased, cleanup can begin on Newberry Street block York Dispatch, PA - Sept. 19, 2007 ...If negotiations with the property owner had not worked out, the other option would be to put the properties through the blight certification process and to try to seize them by eminent domain, which could take more than a year, Jackson said... 500-block facelift can proceed The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Sept. 19, 2007 ...While the city is in an eminent domain battle with Buona Pizza, 504 Lackawanna Ave., Mr. Moran's business at 100 Cedar Ave. has been left out of the process because he objected to the original terms of the developer's agreement. Now, Mr. Moran says, he wants in... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Preserving the Constitution WHP-TV, Harrisburg, PA - Sept. 18, 2007 ...organized a rally to raise awareness about the many ways they say the government has violated our constitutional rights. Those include eminent domain and the patriot act... Flooded Oakmont Commons residents seek help Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Sept. 18, 2007 ...Hornsby said before the meeting that the residents would favor the use of eminent domain to create a buffer for the flood waters from Plum Creek that have damaged their properties... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, September 17, 2007
Officially 'blighted' in Shippensburg The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Sept. 14, 2007 ...Berman took pains to clarify that the action is based on a blight designation pertaining to the state's 1945 redevelopment law rather than the eminent domain provisions... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, September 14, 2007
Group gets 60 days to save preserved farm Lancaster Farming, Ephrata, PA - Sept. 14, 2007 ...The township acquired the farm specifically for recreation by eminent domain in 2005 from farmer-developer David Jaindl, even though officials knew the easement allowed only agricultural uses... PPL may reroute power line The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA - Sept. 14, 2007 ...Fearing decreased property values, diminished quality of life and potential health hazards, some say they will not sell. If they don’t, the power company plans to use eminent domain to get the land it needs from the property owners... PPL to try avoiding woodlands Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sept. 14, 2007 ...PPL has acquired easements from 29 of 39 residents in the powerlines' path. It plans to acquire the rest using eminent domain if needed... Editorial: Why didn't we know earlier? Fauquier Times-Democrat, Warrenton, VA - Sept. 14, 2007 ...The whole thing has earned the ire of governors from Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. We didn't know because the Department of Energy and big business have been bulldozing other federal agencies, state governments, regional and local entities, and the public... Zappala Peck named to Board of Viewers Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sept. 14, 2007 ...The Board of Viewers hears property assessment appeals and is the first level of appeal in determining the value of property taken by eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Lehigh County opposes proposal The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sept. 13, 2007 ..."We as a county must take a strong stance against the use of eminent domain to overturn an agricultural conservation easement," said Vice Chairman Kurt J. Derr. "It's something we must keep an eye on and fight for."... Lackawanna Avenue redevelopment starts The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Sept. 13, 2007 ...other council members supported the legislation and noted that Mr. Piccolino and the city are currently engaged in an eminent domain battle... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Hanover Twp. may condemn lots for road The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sept. 12, 2007 ...'"I can only tell you that eminent domain is for a public use [such as] a road,'" he said. '"A public road is considered a legitimate use for eminent domain.'"... Demonstrators protest site, demand buffer The Spirit, Philadelphia, PA - Sept. 12, 2007 ...he will be among the first affected if the casino is built, and fears having his property seized under Eminent Domain... Real estate appeal panel attracts familiar names Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sept. 12, 2007 ...The Board of Viewers is made up of seven members who are charged with deciding assessment appeals and eminent domain cases... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Commissioners plan to approve appraisal of Huber Breaker The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Sept. 11, 2007 ...Eminent domain is a legal process that lets governments condemn private property for a public purpose in exchange for fair compensation. The county commissioners in January voted to take ownership of the Ashley coal breaker to preserve the historic structure... Regional Briefs - Dunmore to file papers on eminent domain The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Sept. 11, 2007 Borough solicitor Thomas Cummings said Monday paperwork is ready to be filed on securing land for a new firehouse through eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, September 10, 2007
Opinion - Dimitri Vassilaros: Caring about Kelo Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Sept. 10, 2007 ...For two fiscal years, the act would deny economic development funds to state and local governments that use eminent domain for private development... Huber land fight holds up museum Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, PA - Sept. 8, 2007 ...Luzerne County’s purchase of historic Huber Breaker in Ashley for use as a mining museum is still being held up by a disagreement with the property owner over how much land should be taken by eminent domain... Opinion - Duncan Currie: Stadium sustenance The Weekly Standard, Washington, DC - Sept. 7, 2007 ...In the 1950s, shortly after the Supreme Court upheld Fifth Amendment property takings designed to eliminate "blight," Pittsburgh invoked eminent domain to build Civic Arena (now called Mellon Arena)... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, September 07, 2007
Wildlands conservancy has 60 days to save farm The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sept. 7, 2007 ...DeAngelis said the township took the Leister Farm by eminent domain because it was the only viable land available for recreation... Lower Macungie supervisors hold of on easement vote The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sept. 6, 2007 ...The township plans to remove that easement through an eminent domain proceeding. It would pay the conservancy several hundred thousand dollars for the easement... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Greene residents oppose power line The Herald Standard, Uniontown, PA - Sept. 6, 2007 ...She said her family sold the right of way for the line to West Penn Power after it threatened to use eminent domain to acquire the land... Neighbors pressing for historic designation for former North Side porn theater Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Sept. 6, 2007 ...The state Supreme Court had affirmed a lower court's ruling in December that the URA did not violate the theater's state or federal free-speech rights in its effort to seize it by eminent domain... Editorial: Lower Macungie supervisors should stop playing land-grab game with Leister land The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Sept. 6, 2007 ...the supervisors should call a halt to their own plans tonight to authorize the township solicitor to file a declaration of taking in Lehigh County Court to remove an agricultural easement on Leister Farm... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
'Sense of place' important to area, says panel of industrial historians The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Sept. 5, 2007 ...County commissioners voted in January to take ownership of the coal breaker by eminent domain to preserve the historic structure. No 1 Contracting filed an appeal in June... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Editorial: Return building to the community Washington Observer-Reporter, PA - Sept. 4, 2007 ...Presumably, council will take the correct steps this time to gain possession of the building by eminent domain. Council's initial actions may have been short-sighted, but we believe its intentions are good.... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, September 03, 2007
Freeland looks to take land near playground Standard Speaker, Hazleton, PA - Sept. 3, 2007 ...If the Recreation Board approves eminent domain, council will formally declare it Tuesday... An $8.1M mystery The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Sept. 2, 2007 ...Scranton's costs, for instance, may differ because of purchasing 22 acres for the school, which the district is trying to obtain through eminent domain... |
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