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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Abington moves ahead with plan to acquire vacant building The TImes Chronicle, Fort Washington, PA - Feb 25, 2009 ...The Patane family has stated that the property is not for sale, and they will most likely contest the condemning of their property for eminent domain. The building is going to be used for a new home for the Roslyn branch of the library, with some other amenities, such as shops and a community center... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
New management to run Exeter-Township owned country club Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Feb 24, 2009 ...Exeter acquired the 134-acre country club by eminent domain in 2005 to prevent a developer from building 525 homes on the site... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, February 23, 2009
Pinned in by progress Centre Daily Times, State College, PA - Feb 22, 2009 ...And township Supervisor Josh Troxell took pains at Wednesday’s neighborhood meeting to explain that property owners have strong rights in Pennsylvania and that the township does not intend to take anyone’s land. “Let me assure you,” Troxell said. “Rezoning does not equal eminent domain.” ... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, February 20, 2009
Board advances with track plans Centre Daily Times, State College, PA - Feb 20, 2009 In November, the board approved using eminent domain to seize three parcels of land, which it has appraised to be worth about $1.8 million. But the district continued to negotiate with the owner of the land, and has held off on condemnation proceedings... Airport nears agreement with property owners on tree removal The Progress News, Clearfield, PA - Feb 19, 2009 ...When asked by The Progress if the authority can force landowners to the remove of the trees under the township's zoning ordinance if any landowners refuse to sign the agreement, Mr. Shaffer said he isn't sure if it can or if it has to go through eminent domain proceedings to take the easements... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Avon Grove finalizes its land purchases Avon Grove Sun, West Grove, PA - Feb 18, 2009 ...Together the sale amounts to around $8.5 million, with the three parcels being purchased in Lieu of Condemnation, meaning the district could have proceeded to force the sale through eminent domain, but instead negotiated an agreement of sale with the owners... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Eminent domain proposal OK'd Times Chronicle, Fort Washington, PA - Feb 18, 2009 ...There was no dispute among the commissioners that Roslyn needed a new library, or that it would benefit the Roslyn business community if the building at 1180 Easton Road were no longer vacant. Those who voted against the action took issue with using eminent domain laws, they felt, without pursuing every other path first... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
California Council votes to condemn properties for Maglev project The Herald Standard, Uniontown, PA - Feb 17, 2009 California Borough Council voted last week to condemn four properties needed for the construction of the Maglev Railway Project... Bucks Co. utility fight WPVI-TV 6abc, Philadelphia, PA - Feb 16, 2009 ...He said his 4 acres of land would be condemned because he refused to settle with PPL, saying their compensation offer wasn't sufficient. The law said under eminent domain, PPL could acquire the land anyway... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, February 16, 2009
Mystery shrouds power-plant plans Lebanon Daily News, PA - Feb 13, 2009 ...He was concerned that the company could attempt to use eminent domain to condemn the land and take it from property owners unwilling to sell. “Things are being done in a less-than-overt way,” Roberts said... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, February 13, 2009
PUC rules in favor of power line Bucks County Courier Times, Levittown, PA - Feb 13, 2009 ...In her decision, Judge Jones wrote that PPL has proven the proposed power line route is necessary, it does not create an unreasonable risk or danger to the health and safety of the public, and that the utility has eminent domain rights over Springfield and Richland property owners... Neighborhood set for redevelopment The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Feb 13, 2009 ...He said officials would consider adjusting an offer if a property owner can present evidence the property is worth more. If an agreement can’t be reached, the process would move to eminent domain proceedings in which a court would decide the fair market value... Longswamp Township needs land for turnarounds but doesn't want to use eminent domain The Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Feb 12, 2009 ...The Longswamp Township supervisors have discussed taking land by eminent domain to provide turnaround areas for township snowplows on Gap and Walker roads, which are dead-end... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Kline Twp. moving on demolition The Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA - Feb 12, 2009 ...Last September, after the Building Inspection Underwriters of Pennsylvania inspected a property at 34 Snyder Ave., the township supervisors voted to claim the property by eminent domain after the house was deemed uninhabitable... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Abington to consider acquiring property The Times Chronicle, Fort Washington, PA - Feb 11, 2009 Discussions began at the Feb. 4 public affairs committee meeting in Abington to condemn the property at 1180 Easton Road and take possession of the building under eminent domain laws... Book examines famous eminent domain case The Reporter, Lansdale, PA - Feb 10, 2009 ...More than 40 states' legislatures have rewritten their eminent domain laws to prevent a repetition of the Kelo case... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Spring Township residents eager for barn to be razed The Reading Eagle, Reading, PA - Feb 10, 2009 ...Spring Township acquired the barn at 420 Chapel Hill Road by eminent domain in 2005. It sits along a curve, posing a hazard for motorists because it blocks their view, according to the supervisors... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, February 06, 2009
Court grounds petition requesting FAA review The Delaware County Times, Primos, PA - Feb 6, 2009 ...“If they can’t get the land, we win this battle,” said Sestak. “There’s no eminent domain by the city of Philadelphia.” That will force the FAA — under a new administrator — to look at other options... Editorial: Coatesville - Help put out the fires Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Feb 6, 2009 ...It tried to use its powers of eminent domain to take the farmland, but after a lengthy and costly legal battle, agreed to pay the Saha family about $1 million for a five-acre easement. Nearly three years later, there is no recreation complex... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, February 02, 2009
The potential of Coatesville Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Feb 1, 2009 ...In 2003, Coatesville received negative press for a brash - and ultimately doomed - redevelopment plan that included the eminent-domain seizure of a farm in a neighboring township. The failed endeavor left the city millions of dollars in debt... PPL seeks eminent domain for transmission line The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA - Jan 31, 2009 ...In eminent domain applications filed this week with the Public Utility Commission in Harrisburg, PPL said it has been unable to reach right-of-way and easement agreements with 14 property owners — seven in Lackawanna County, six in Wayne and one in Monroe — although negotiations continue... Authority inspects dilapidated Brownsville buildings The Herald Standard, Uniontown, PA - Jan 31, 2009 ...The Fayette County Redevelopment Authority showed up in Brownsville ready for most anything as they prepared to conduct inspections and appraisals of properties slated to be taken by eminent domain... |
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