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The North Jersey editorial board opposed the taking of private property by a for-profit developer to build between 22 and 29 low- to moderate-income apartments in a mixed use retail and market rate housing development.
The opposition:
North Jersey | Editorial: In Emerson, eminent domain or land grab?
Who: Opponents to the Dakota Access Pipeline from Iowa + Indigenous Iowans and others from across the Midwest
Why: to protest the four-state pipeline eminent domain
Where: Protesting eminent domain at the Super Bowl in Minneapolis at the US Bank Stadium. U.S. Bank has a banking relationship with the pipeline company
Des Moines Register | Iowa environmentalists heading to Super Bowl to protest Dakota Access pipeline
A Louisiana Court ruled that Public Records Laws Not Applicable To Private Pipeline Company.
Arguments for Open Records: If the entity performs a governmental role, like taking property, it should be subject to open records
The Court’s response— there is no basis for applying open records requirements in this matter.
Red River Radio | Judge Rules Public Records Laws Not Applicable To Private Pipeline Company
The Port had the power to use eminent domain on a 4:3 vote.
As for compensation, the Port that was acquired didn’t receive just compensation.
The case: St. Bernard Port, Harbor v. Violet Dock Port, Inc.
Owners Counsel | Louisiana Supreme Court Decides St. Bernard Port, Harbor v.…
If a private entity takes on a state function like eminent domain then…Activists in Lousiana, who are suing over the Bayou Bridge, want the energy companies that use eminent domain to be subject to the same rules the state is subject to, like open records laws.
Is a pipeline a public use? According to the activists/landowners a hospital is a public good, while a pipeline is described as:
Nebraska’s LB 1017 (2018) would require:
Lincoln Journal Star | Bob Krist bill would tighten requirements for pipeline…
Add Monadnock, NH to the lsit of towns opposing eminent domain for pipelines in its area.
How did Monadnock get started on the no eminent domain resolution bandwagon? 2 years ago the town officially voted to oppose a natural gas pipeline
What action is it taking in 2018? a petition warrant article that opposes pipelines and specifically opposes the use of eminent domain for pipelines
Monadnock, NH Ledger Transcript | Town may ban pipeline forever
Cecil Bell believes eminent domain reform is a “constituent-driven dialogue”
His concern about eminent domain: ” got to do a better job as a state in trying to figure out how to balance between the intended very limited use of eminent domain and processes like that and where we find it being used today”
Let’s diagram State Representative Bell’s eminent domain concern:
The elected official: U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-WA)
The project: Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline
What are the facts aroudn the pipeline?
Oregon Live | Op-Ed by Landowners | Blocking eminent domain for private gain: Guest opinion
The pipeline location: Virginia
The pipeline campaign background on messaging tactics on eminent domain:
What was the pipeline response when the campaign materials were inadvertently placed on its website: