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PennDOT seizes parts of 4 more Rt. 61 properties Pottsville Republican, PA – Jun 30, 2010 …PennDOT is planning a major redesign of Route 61 in Deer Lake and West Brunswick Township and has been exercising its right of eminent domain to take part or all of many properties in the area… Nuangola opts to reroute borough sewer project The Citizens Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA – Jun 30, 2010 …The process ground to a halt last year after several Rice Township property owners objected to the authority's decision to seize portions of seven properties along Interstate 81 by eminent domain and to run a sewer line through that land to a pumping station near the highway… Benefits of land trust touted The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA – Jun 30, 2010 …The only way around such an agreement would be a declaration of eminent domain, Small said, adding that “that doesn’t happen much” in cases involving natural resources harvesting… East Liberty dry cleaner hasn’t recovered after having to relocate in 2009 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA – Jun 30, 2010 …He also faulted ELDI and the URA for not doing enough to help him financially with his relocation. He questioned why, for example, the URA didn't use eminent domain to pay for his move… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Marcellus drillers want “forced pooling” to accompany severance tax The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA – Jun 29, 2010 …Such a statute would help avoid an unnecessary proliferation of wells, Mr. Spigelmyer said, but critics say it is a form of eminent domain… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Sewer project delay has wide impact The Standard Speaker, Hazleton, PA – Jun 26, 2010 …The process ground to a halt last year after several Rice Township property owners objected to the authority's decision to seize portions of seven properties along Interstate 81 by eminent domain and to run a sewer line through that land to a pumping station near the highway… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Natural gas pipeline right-of-ways: Understanding landowner rights and options The Daily Review, Towanda, PA – Jun 24, 2010 …In Pennsylvania, eminent domain or right of condemnation generally only applies to interstate transmission lines, or lines moving gas longer distances between two or more states… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Easton parking deck project on fast track The Morning Call, Allentown, PA – Jun 24, 2010 …Officials had originally planned to sell off that space to a private developer, Panto said, but they later realized that wasn't allowed under the eminent domain process the city is using to seize the site. The land is now the site of the vacant Marquis Theatre and Perkins Restaurant… McKeesport not raising taxes Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA – Jun 24, 2010 …Until last night the plan was to build a $25.2 million, state-of-the-art facility on the 27-acre Palkovitz property that neighbors Renziehausen Park, possibly resulting in the district acquiring homes along Oliver Alley through eminent domain… Penn Township goes ahead with eminent domain Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA – Jun 24, 2010 Penn Township commissioners are resorting to eminent domain to secure properties that are needed for the proposed Pine Hollow Road drainage project… Eminent domain reform has bumpy road since Supreme Court ruling WHYY, Philadelphia, PA – Jun 23, 2010 …Pennsylvania passed what Bullock calls "middling" eminent domain reform which he says is stronger than other state laws but could still use some work. Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Public to weigh in on Marcellus gas pipeline project The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA – Jun 23, 2010 …Houston-based Laser Marcellus Gathering Co. hopes to become a public utility, a move that would subject it to regulation, but also gives it eminent domain to site its pipeline… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Penn Township resorts to eminent domain for drainage work Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA – Jun 22, 2010 …but not all landowners will cooperate. The township will now have to resort to eminent domain to gain the right to use the land… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Editorial: Want a big natural gas pipeline in your backyard? The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA – Jun 20, 2010 …Six pipeline companies already are registered in Pennsylvania as public utilities, which gives them the ability to invoke eminent domain… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Dunmore sells land, machine The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA – Jun 17, 2010 …The borough took the Blakely Street land via eminent domain in 2008 for $256,350… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Families worry about schools’ eminent domain Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA - Jun 10, 2010 …The school district has the right of eminent domain, and there is a process under the eminent domain code that determines fair compensation for acquired land… Manchester Township OKs distribution center The York Daily Record, York, PA - Jun 10, 2010 …the township may use the $5,000 posted by the developer to acquire by eminent domain 800 square feet of necessary right-of-way from a contiguous property to construct necessary improvements so that the right-turn prohibition can be lifted... Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Mail Bag – Letters from readers: Writer urges moratorium on Marcellus gas drilling The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA – Jun 2, 2010 …There is no excise tax on natural gas, and they are now applying for eminent domain rights. Where did these out-of-state people get their privileges? They are not public utilities… |