Eminent Domain
Cover of this issue of The Arkansas Times
Connections
Quotes
They didn't have a plan. They didn't have a public necessity. They didn't have an appraisal ... They broke every eminent domain law. Not one of them, all of them.
There's a misperception that our property was taken by eminent domain ... This was not the case.
That gave the government enhanced powers of eminent domain, and so they didn't have to wait for a perfect title before they (claimed the land) ... The transfer went from voluntary to compulsory.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Port Jefferson mulls power plant takeover
Village of Port Jefferson is exploring the possibility of taking over a National Grid power plant in the village through eminent domain , an official said.The effort, which would result in the village owning the plant, is aimed at extending its life in the Read more »
Around the web
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DUI Manslaughter Charges in Lowell Police Chief's Death
Little Rock's city directors vote against adding an ordinance to their meeting agenda that would ban the use of sales tax funds to move families through eminent domain for the technology park.... Parents of a former Central High School student who passed 5/30/12 from Arkansas Matters Read more »
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Reason TV: Zoning vs. Eminent Domain - How Ventura County Shut Down The Pine Mountain Inn
In the northernmost reaches of California's Ventura County, a two-lane rural road called Highway 33 runs into the rugged and mostly undeveloped Transverse Mountain Range. Though it's mostly raw wilderness, a few businesses catering to adventurous explore 5/30/12 from Hit and Run Read more »
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Eminent domain case hangs on
SARANAC LAKE - Wayne and Denise Bujold are asking the village for $300,000 to settle a long-running dispute over a sewer line that the village installed across their properties in 2005. Barring any last-minute agreement, which seems unlikely, the two sid 5/30/12 from Adirondack Daily Enterprise Read more »
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Eminent-domain curb vote for tech park fails
LITTLE ROCK A proposed ordinance that would restrict the Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board’s use of a planned $22 million contribution from the city failed to get enough votes Tuesday to be added to next week’s Little Rock Board of Directors a 5/30/12 from Arkansas Online Read more »
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City may limit burials at cemeteries
COCOA — Two cemeteries dating to the 1800s may be closed to new burials as the city tries to restore the final resting place for many Brevard County pioneers. Using eminent domain, the city of Cocoa recently took ownership of Hilltop Cemetery, the burial from Florida Today Read more »
