Archives
08/01/2005 - 09/01/2005 09/01/2005 - 10/01/2005 10/01/2005 - 11/01/2005 11/01/2005 - 12/01/2005 12/01/2005 - 01/01/2006 02/01/2006 - 03/01/2006 03/01/2006 - 04/01/2006 04/01/2006 - 05/01/2006 05/01/2006 - 06/01/2006 06/01/2006 - 07/01/2006 07/01/2006 - 08/01/2006 08/01/2006 - 09/01/2006 09/01/2006 - 10/01/2006 10/01/2006 - 11/01/2006 11/01/2006 - 12/01/2006 12/01/2006 - 01/01/2007 01/01/2007 - 02/01/2007 02/01/2007 - 03/01/2007 03/01/2007 - 04/01/2007 04/01/2007 - 05/01/2007 05/01/2007 - 06/01/2007 06/01/2007 - 07/01/2007 07/01/2007 - 08/01/2007 08/01/2007 - 09/01/2007 09/01/2007 - 10/01/2007 10/01/2007 - 11/01/2007 11/01/2007 - 12/01/2007 12/01/2007 - 01/01/2008 01/01/2008 - 02/01/2008 02/01/2008 - 03/01/2008 03/01/2008 - 04/01/2008 04/01/2008 - 05/01/2008 05/01/2008 - 06/01/2008 06/01/2008 - 07/01/2008 07/01/2008 - 08/01/2008 08/01/2008 - 09/01/2008 09/01/2008 - 10/01/2008 10/01/2008 - 11/01/2008 11/01/2008 - 12/01/2008 12/01/2008 - 01/01/2009 01/01/2009 - 02/01/2009 02/01/2009 - 03/01/2009 03/01/2009 - 04/01/2009 04/01/2009 - 05/01/2009 05/01/2009 - 06/01/2009 06/01/2009 - 07/01/2009 07/01/2009 - 08/01/2009 08/01/2009 - 09/01/2009 09/01/2009 - 10/01/2009 10/01/2009 - 11/01/2009 11/01/2009 - 12/01/2009 12/01/2009 - 01/01/2010 01/01/2010 - 02/01/2010 02/01/2010 - 03/01/2010 03/01/2010 - 04/01/2010 04/01/2010 - 05/01/2010 05/01/2010 - 06/01/2010 06/01/2010 - 07/01/2010 07/01/2010 - 08/01/2010 08/01/2010 - 09/01/2010 09/01/2010 - 10/01/2010 10/01/2010 - 11/01/2010 11/01/2010 - 12/01/2010 12/01/2010 - 01/01/2011 01/01/2011 - 02/01/2011 02/01/2011 - 03/01/2011 03/01/2011 - 04/01/2011 04/01/2011 - 05/01/2011 05/01/2011 - 06/01/2011 06/01/2011 - 07/01/2011 07/01/2011 - 08/01/2011 08/01/2011 - 09/01/2011 09/01/2011 - 10/01/2011 10/01/2011 - 11/01/2011 11/01/2011 - 12/01/2011 12/01/2011 - 01/01/2012 01/01/2012 - 02/01/2012 02/01/2012 - 03/01/2012 03/01/2012 - 04/01/2012 04/01/2012 - 05/01/2012 05/01/2012 - 06/01/2012 06/01/2012 - 07/01/2012 07/01/2012 - 08/01/2012 08/01/2012 - 09/01/2012 10/01/2012 - 11/01/2012 11/01/2012 - 12/01/2012 01/01/2013 - 02/01/2013 05/01/2013 - 06/01/2013 |
About these news links: Some on-line newspapers may require you to register by providing
Friday, April 29, 2011
Fayette nixes zoning change at ex-Brownsville hospital Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA – Apr 29, 2011 …Vicites said the county must first determine whether the site is subject to restrictions under the state's Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act. That act allowed for the acquisition of land through eminent domain, but prohibits its use for anything other than recreation, conservation or historical purposes… Scarnati makes a pitch for Marcellus fee Pittsburgh Business Times, PA – Apr 28, 2011 …Democratic Rep. Frank Dermody released a statement denouncing the proposal and making a curious link between Scarnati’s designation of the PUC as the administrative agency in charge and the right of eminent domain… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Corbett says he opposes 'forced pooling' Observer-Reporter, Washington, PA (Associated Press) – Apr 27, 2011 … "Forced pooling" is tantamount to private eminent domain, and he doesn't agree with it, Corbett told the seminar crowd in suburban Pittsburgh, which is fast becoming a hub for multinational energy companies exploring the Marcellus and Utica shales beneath Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
It’s your common creek NewtownPatch--Apr 26, 2011 …It also serves as a quasi-memorial to lifelong Newtown resident Barbara Swayze’s dog, Laddie. Swayze’s family lived in the house there and had buried the beloved pet in the spot before the state took the land by eminent domain for the marker… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Monday, April 25, 2011
Municipalities have new tools to fight blight Reading Eagle, Reading, PA – Apr 25, 2011 …This 2006 law allows municipalities to use their eminent domain powers to take over a blighted property if the owner doesn't follow codes. The city's Blighted Property Review Committee already uses this law… Vacant Swell Plant At Center Of Lawsuit Vending Times, Rockville Centre, NY – Apr 24, 2011 … The 200,000-sq.ft. building, which has been empty for eight years, was acquired by the township in March 2009 for $1.26 million through its power of eminent domain. The Fenimore family appealed the final price, and on March 23 a court-appointed Board of View agreed and ordered the township to pay the family $6 million, six times the initial price… Board certifies 10 city properties as blighted Reading Eagle, Reading, PA – Apr 23, 2011 …If a property remains blighted the city can take it by eminent domain… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Friday, April 22, 2011
Steelton's revival continues The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA – Apr 22, 2011 …Two neighboring properties under the same ownership are being sought through eminent domain, Mayor Tom Acri said… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Businesses in arena's path get some answers from city The Morning Call, Allentown, PA – Apr 19, 2011 …The meeting came after weeks during which, many of the business owners said, they've been "harassed'' by real estate agents and appraisers pressuring them to sell under the threat of eminent domain… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Haverford appeals gum factory ruling Delaware County Daily Times, Primos, PA – Apr 19, 2011 …In a report filed March 23, the court-appointed Board of View said the township low-balled Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corp. when it paid $1.26 million as just compensation for taking the site through eminent domain in March 2009, for purposes of constructing township and/or community facilities… Allentown moves on hockey site The Morning Call, Allentown, PA – Apr 18, 2011 …But a few weeks ago, Park learned his shop, Pinocchio's, may sit in the path of a proposed $80 million to $100 million hockey arena city officials are eyeing for center city. A real estate agent came by his business, he said, and began pressuring him to sell and threatening him with eminent domain… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Haverford appeals millions owed for bubble gum factory property The Delaware County Times, Primos, PA – Apr 14, 2011 …In a report filed March 23, the court-appointed Board of View said the township low-balled Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation when it paid $1.26 million as just compensation for taking the site through eminent domain in March 2009, for purposes of constructing township and/or community facilities… Fairview residents who will lose land unhappy with Turnpike plan The York Dispatch, York, PA – Apr 14, 2011 …That's the first time Theda Roat of Marsh Run Road learned time that the project would require a swath of land going about 80 feet into her property to be taken by eminent domain… Pennsylvania eminent domain news
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
City Howl Help Desk: Homeowner haunted by abandoned house in Francisville Philadelphia Daily News, PA – Apr 6, 2011 ...Allentown, for instance, gives property owners an ultimatum: Resolve your violations, or see properties certified as blighted. If that happens, the city's redevelopment authority can take properties by eminent domain and sell them to developers who promise to fix them up… |