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4/12/2007

Legislators hesitant to ban eminent domain: New Haven CT Register, 4/11/07

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By Gregory B. Hladky Legislation to ban cities and towns from taking private homes to make way for for-profit development was killed by a [C...

Chen will issue second eminent domain report : Atlanticville, Long Branch NJ, 4/12/07

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Follow-up report will challenge blight designation By Christine Varno Almost a year after the release of a study on the use of eminent domai...

Nevada eminent domain bill moves ahead: Las Vegas NV Sun, 4/11/07

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By Amanda Fehd, Associated Press The [Nevada] Assembly Ways and Means Committee passed a bill Wednesday that restricts eminent domain powers...

Army's use of eminent domain under fire: Pueblo CO Chieftain, 4/10/07

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Senate panel OKs bill opposing use of condemnation to expand Army's Pinon maneuver site By Charles Ashby A [Colorado] Senate panel appro...

County votes to use eminent domain to acquire stadium land: KARE-TV11, Minneapolis MN, 4/11/07

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By Janel Klein Construction on the new Twins ballpark could begin in early May after the Hennepin County board voted Tuesday to take the lan...

NC legislators want eminent domain amendment put to voters in '07: Myrtle Beach SC Sun News, 4/10/07

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By Gary Robertson, Associated Press [North Carolina] State laws that bar land condemnation solely for economic development don't go far ...

Petal says eminent domain not imminent: WDAM-TV, Laurel-Hattiesburg MS, 4/10/07

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Petal [MS] Mayor Carl Scott says residents in the Cameron Town neighborhood won't be forced to sell their homes to the city anytime soon...

Despite Little Fanfare, Property Protection Most Important Success of New Mexico's 2007 Legislative Session: The Free Liberal, 4/9/07

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The 2007 legislative session [of the New Mexico legislature] was by all accounts one of the busiest 60-day sessions in memory. With action t...
4/08/2007

Top pick for City Hall in question: Eugene OR Register-Guard, 4/7/07

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By Edward Russo A reluctant property owner may force the Eugene City Council to change direction and pick the present City Hall site for a n...

Some fear new eminent domain law will hurt redevelopment: Virginian Pilot, Norfolk VA, 4/7/07

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By Meghan Hoyer & Matthew Jones Local officials say they'll have to change the way they manage and redevelop cities after the Genera...

This land is my land: Long Island NY Business News, 4/6/07

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By Ross Daly The Supreme Court decision affirming local government’s right to take property for the common good led to a certain amount of “...

Miss. Working to Acquire More Land for Toyota: MyFox Memphis, Memphis TN, 4/6/07

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Toyota Plant Could Help Memphis By author Officials in northeast Mississippi are taking steps to acquire more land for Toyota's SUV asse...

Tourism dust-up settles: Munster IN Times, 4/6/07

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By Patrick Guinane The Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau won't be rolling tanks into Valparaiso anytime soon. President Speros ...

Eminently Sensible: Vancouver WA Columbian, 4/6/07

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Editorial Bill limiting condemnation of land by ports for tourism projects could be felt here A bill moving through the [Washington state] L...

Judge gives OK for Haverstraw village to enter chair factory site : Westchester NY Journal News, 4/6/07

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By Akiko Matsuda A state Supreme Court judge gave the OK for the village [of Haverstraw NY] to enter the old chair factory site for environm...

Don't destroy my neighborhood, LAUSD: Los Angeles CA Times, 4/1/07

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Opinion His house, along with many others in his community, may be forcibly condemned to make way for a public school By Marcos M. Villatoro...

NFIB escalates opposition to eminent domain: Red Bank NJ Hub, 4/5/07

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By Lori Anne Oliwa A group of local business owners gathered in Brielle [NJ] March 20 to participate in an interactive and educational forum...

Ulmer Park library tug o’war - Feud over land sparks Community Board 13 meltdown: Brooklyn NY Bay News, 4/5/07

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Michèle De Meglio A simple vote about the future of a Bensonhurst library nearly resulted in a riot at a Community Board 13 meeting. What w...

Panel presents differing views on eminent domain: Atlanticville, Long Branch NJ, 4/5/07

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By Christine Varno It's been said that Long Branch has become the poster child for eminent domain abuse, but last week Mayor Adam Schnei...

Brothers lose round in eminent domain battle: KTEN-TV10, Denison TX, 4/5/07

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A Payne County judge rules against two brothers who hold the last piece of property Oklahoma State University needs for its planned athletic...