School board green lights eminent domain (WorldNetDaily)Despite emotional and sometimes teary-eyed objections from homeowners, a school board has approved using eminent domain to take privately owned land and develop new schools as part of its "Red Plan."
Will State Get a Bargain in Columbia Eminent Domain Seizures? (The New York Observer) The Columbia Spectator is reporting that the Empire State Development Corporation decided today to take the properties of the last two hold-out owners in Columbia's West Harlem expansion footprint through eminent domain. It's not an unexpected move: In July, the ESDC declared the footprint blighted, setting the ball rolling toward an eminent domain seizure. The properties to be seized ...
WTA To Proceed With Eminent Domain In Seven Lakes Development Case (The Chattanoogan)Despite affected owners? vows to enlist the aid of renowned eminent domain legal experts in their battle to prevent WWTA from crossing their properties with sewer lines, authority members voted 7-2 Wednesday not to delay the current Jan. 15 deadline for implementing such procedures.
