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Estimated legal Fees for the City of Culpeper: $1 Million
The Appraisals for the land being seized by eminent domain:
Amount of the Bond the city had to place in escrow: $466,467
The value of a deed of trust held by a Maryland bank on the $466,467 escrow account: $1.6 million
Offer for land in fair market value transaction: $16.1 million
Fredericksburg Free Lance Star | Culpeper landowner battling town…
Where is this happening? California
What’s the special district using eminent domain? Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Why does this matter? The issue is the same in Texas for any private entity that needs to…
Who is saying this? Reason
About which NBA Stadium? Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center
A documentary about the Brooklyn stadium was shortlisted for an Oscar for best…
Where is this happening? Virginia
What sparked the change to how private property is treated by a pipeline? a controversial 2004 law that allowed precondemantion access to private property by the pipeline. Its led to landowner lawsuits and protests.
What legislative changes are being pushed? Requiring the pipeline to offer advanced notice and get owner consent to enter land
Roanoke Times | Lawmakers seek to scrap law on pipeline, property rights
Jeb Bush in South Carolina stressed opposition to Trump by talking about conservtive opposition to eminent domain for private development.
The Columbian | Parker: Bush surviving, even thriving, out of spotlight’s glare
What’s civil asset forfeiture? According to supporters of the ban, people do not have to be convicted or even charged to lose their property when suspected of a civil offense
What state has experience with restricting civil asset forefeiture? New Mexico
What can we learn from New Mexico?
58% of people in the West, home to people like the Bundy Family, and independent minds, oppose giving control over land to States.
The details:
It’s the 6th year of the Conservation in the West poll, sponsored by Colorado College
60% oppose selling “significant holdings” of public lands, such as national forests, to reduce the budget deficit.
Only Utahians supported giving states control. 47% to 41% support state control over federal land.
In Nevada, the epicenter…
Institute for Justice, the group that represented Kelo, is helping North Carolina landowners organize.
What concerns North Caolina Landowners? A small town was looking to redevelop.
Previously on informedintel: Town of 10,000 Tries Redevelopment. Includes Eminent Domain. Lawsuit on Horizon. (November 19, 2015)
A small town redevelopment effort to revitalize vacant industrial property surprised city council members when it was revealed that the Institute for…
Remember the idea of providing royalties to landowners from pipelines or toll roads? New hampshire has a new spin on this concept.
If a pipeline traverses and the product is sold elsewhere, then levey a 12.5% fee on the sale. Where does the 12.5% go? The fee is to be additional compensation for landowners who had property seized for right-of-way for pipeline construction.
Why does this matter in Texas? Bonjour Pecos Pipeline that is moving product from Texas to Mexico. There is a group…