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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Flight 93 National Memorial agreement tops 2009 news Our Town, Johnstown, PA – Dec 31, 2009 …Then on May 6, landowners said they received letters stating that the Justice Department would use eminent domain to seize their properties by the end of the month if agreements were not reached… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Park case heading back to court New Castle News, New Castle, PA – Dec 29, 2009 …U.S. District Court earlier this month ruled that the taking of private property for the park did not violate the property owners’ U.S. constitutional rights… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Reading City Council OKs loan for stadium project Reading Eagle, Reading, PA – Dec 29, 2009 …In conjunction with that work, the city's Blighted Property Review Committee added six properties in the block to its blighted property list. Inclusion on the list is a warning to owners that if they don't renovate the properties to city standards, the city intends to take them by eminent domain… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, December 28, 2009
Standing by their land The Times Herald, Norristown, PA – Dec 26, 2009 …The letters said the LPVRSA would move on to take the properties by “eminent domain” if agreements were not signed by Dec. 1. Brant said the authority had decided to seek easement agreements before resorting to the eminent domain legal action… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Smithfield Township turns commie in Web spoof Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA - Dec 23, 2009 ...The ordnance Barrett refers to is the proposed official map, which designates conservation zones within the township. Property within those zones could be subject to eminent domain if property owners seek to modify the land by, for example, building a garage... Jewish woman's burial wish a point of contention Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Dec 23, 2009 ...For example, he said, a body might be moved if it is not buried in a Jewish cemetery, say in war time; if the grave has been or is about to be desecrated, perhaps due to eminent domain... Judges deny Liggett motions in eminent domain cases Herald-Standard, Uniontown, PA - Dec 22, 2009 Four Fayette County judges have denied motions for 90-day stays in the eminent domain actions being taken by the Fayette County Redevelopment Authority against Brownsville property owner Ernest Liggett and his companies... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, December 21, 2009
DEP official laments ag's lack of recognition for bay cleanup Lancaster Farming, Ephrata, PA - Dec 18, 2009 ...A primary benefit of being in an ASA is that local governments can’t legislate against normal agricultural activities, and it makes it more difficult for governments to take land by eminent domain proceedings... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, December 18, 2009
Platts: Expand Gettysburg military park to include train station The York Daily Record, York, PA - Dec 17, 2009 ...The donated land touches land already owned by the park service, and in protecting it all, Platts said, the legislation would forbid the use of eminent domain for acquisition of either property. Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, December 17, 2009
One property still in way of rehab project The TImes Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Dec 17, 2009 ...If the two sides can’t reach an agreement, the county will likely pursue eminent domain proceedings, in which a county judge would have to decide on a fair sales price, Reilly said... Nuangola to seek funding for borough sewer authority Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Dec 16, 2009 ...The bank stopped the authority from drawing on the loan because the project is not progressing on the anticipated timeline, authority members said, partly due to pending litigation with Rice Township residents who objected to the authority's eminent domain proceedings... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Eminent domain holding up project The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA - Dec 15, 2009 ...told the Plumstead residents that the road project is being delayed because a Point Pleasant Road homeowner and a second person who lives on the property have filed objections to the state's taking by eminent domain a section of his property needed to commence the reconstruction... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, December 14, 2009
Water authority lining up tank sites The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Dec 11, 2009 ...The authority authorized its solicitor to start eminent domain proceedings in September 2007 but that action stalled. Authority member W. Edward Goodhart said Tuesday it’s time to renew the purchase effort... Editorial: Highpoint payoff enough The York Daily Record, York, PA - Dec 11, 2009 ...Initially, when the county employed eminent domain to acquire the land, the just compensation was determined to be $2 million, meaning Mr. Alecxih would collect a $200,000 profit... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, December 11, 2009
Opinion - Christine M. Flowers: Christine explains it all for you Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Dec 11, 2009 ...When courts usurp the role of legislatures, rights are either created out of thin air (as in Roe) or trampled into the ground (as in the case of eminent domain)... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, December 07, 2009
Lower Windsor to review Lauxmont development plans The York Daily Record, York, PA – Dec 5, 2009 …In October, York County agreed to pay the Kohrs $23 million to buy a 187-acre parcel and settle lawsuits stemming from its use of eminent domain to take part of Lauxmont Farms for a park… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Blighted South Middleton properties torn down The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA - Dec 2, 2009 ...If the owner doesn’t respond, more formal letters are sent before it’s determined if eminent domain can be used to acquire the properties. “Ultimately if the properties are not cleaned up, we can use condemnation through eminent domain,” Houston said. Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Bear Creek Twp. avoids tax hike The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Dec 2, 2009 ...Other legal action discussed included the development agreement with the Bear Creek Community Charter School. The township is attempting to acquire the land for the school and recreational fields by eminent domain... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Lamar plans to buy historic St. Nicholas Church in Troy Hill Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Dec 1, 2009 ...Lamar's interest is to secure a site for its billboards. Its presence along Route 28 has been threatened by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation efforts to condemn billboards on state rights of way. Lamar recently filed preliminary objections to PennDOT's declaration of taking by eminent domain in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court... Ohio Blenders and the beginning of a community The York Daily Record, PA - Nov 30, 2009 ...The site has been entangled in an eminent domain battle for years, but the city gained control of the land during the summer... Editorial: Unhappy endng for an unnecessary story The Delaware County Daily TImes, Primos, PA - Nov 30, 2009 ...It took until May 2006 for Gov. Ed Rendell to sign a bill into law clarifying Pennsylvania’s eminent domain rights. That law requires properties to be listed as blighted before they can be seized by eminent domain... |