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Court Rules Against Pipeline

Alan Ackerman
January 08, 2009 15:35

East Valley Tribune The owner of a single piece of property is standing in the way of a new natural gas pipeline to serve central Arizona. And a federal appeals court won't force the issue - at least not yet. Without dissent, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected efforts by...

Canadian Bridge Plaza

Alan Ackerman
January 06, 2009 13:35

Times Herald Canadian officials are prepared to start a $54 million (Canadian) project to revamp the Blue Water Bridge Plaza in Point Edward. The project includes a 120,000-square-foot, four-story building to house Canada Border Services Agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, commercial...

Landowners fight over gas storage

Alan Ackerman
January 05, 2009 13:45

Fulton County News Some southcentral Pennsylvania landowners fighting an eminent domain lawsuit to take their lowground mineral rights for an underground natural gas storage field say they feel they never had a chance to have a say on what happens to their land. "It's always almost a done...

Court Considers Mineral Rights

Alan Ackerman
January 02, 2009 15:56

GJ Sentinel The Colorado Court of Appeals is considering a lawsuit questioning whether the state owns mineral rights beneath land it condemned for construction of Interstate 70 east of Rifle. Gypsum Ranch Co. LLC appealed the case after Ninth Judicial District Judge James Boyd issued a summary...

NYRI Powerline

Alan Ackerman
January 02, 2009 14:34

Wayne Independent The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) delivered testimony at a November 5 public hearing convened by the New York State Department of Public Service in Hancock to gather input on the application by New York Regional Interconnect, Inc. (NYRI) to construct a high voltage direct...

Authority to Condemn

Alan Ackerman
December 29, 2008 18:49

Law.com Cliffside Park, N.J., filed a condemnation complaint in November to gain ownership of a private property in Fairview, N.J., it is renting for a Department of Public Works facility. The complaint offering $1.3 million for the property says Cliffside Park needs the land and garage as an...

Landfill Acquired

Alan Ackerman
December 23, 2008 19:34

Orlando Press Despite years of public disdain for the government’s ability to acquire private property through the power of eminent domain, county lawmakers pushed forward to own the land encompassing the county landfill near Artois. With little fanfare, Glenn County Supervisors reauthorized...

Landfill Value

Alan Ackerman
December 22, 2008 14:03

STPNS After spending the good part of a couple years sending offers back and forth, commissioners  authorized eminent domain proceedings a few weeks ago on a property housing an old landfill site. Monday, the landowner and his attorney met with commissioners to discuss the situation in...

Future Expansion in Jacksonville

Alan Ackerman
December 18, 2008 21:47

Biz Journal JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Port Authority is looking at alternative ways to acquire waterfront property for future expansion. The authority is discussing with several property owners the possibility of entering a long-term lease or an owner-financing arrangement. Under the...

Property Split in Half

Alan Ackerman
December 15, 2008 17:52

Loudoun Times Sam and Uta Brown soon may be in a position to answer the question, "Can a working farm survive inside town boundaries, with a major road running through it?" The Browns insist the answer is "No." Purcellville Town Manager Rob Lohr said the town has always worked...