Eminent domain case resurfaces after home is demolished (Newton Tab) Former Crystal Lake property owner Pat Hannon is not ready to claim defeat over the ownership of his home on 20 Rogers St. He filed a complaint last Friday claiming rights to property that was taken by eminent domain by the city of Newton last year.
NY State Decides to Use Eminent Domain in Manhattanville (Gothamist) Five months after state officials found the site "blighted," the Empire State Development Corporation voted to use eminent domain to seize real estate for Columbia's Manhattanville expansion. The Columbia Spectator reports , "The state's decision on Thursday, will allow the state to seize land from two holdouts who have not struck property deals with the University. In exchange, the ...
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 ...