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The Barre Montpelier Times Argus headline that needs to introduction for putting eminent domain and heroin in the same sentence: Eminent domain, heroin top capital city stories for 2015.
But, seriously, what’s the eminent domain issue? A bike path that displaced a business and caused all residents at a public meeting to speak against the use of eminent domain.
The usual suspects- Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Rubio talk eminent domain reform on the campaign trail. Now Bernie Sanders has joined the fray by saying :
“Iowans shouldn’t have their land forcibly taken through eminent domain for use in the proposed Bakken oil pipeline.”
“”The idea of using the power of eminent domain to increase private profits does not make a lot of sense to me,” he said.”
Sounds just like the right’s – no private gain from eminent domain- mantra.
South Carolina’s 2016 legislative session and eminent domain reform is on the list.
What group is targeting eminent domain by private entities? The Republican Caucus for the South Carolina House.
What reforms do South Carolina Republicans want?
What’s this eminent domain case about? New York’s Rockland County Sewer District No. 1 needs to build a new wastewater treatment facility & sought to acquire 21 acres.
What did the court decide? The property is worth $8,100,000 plus $4,762,187 interest, a total of $12,877,061. PLUS, the court awarded $$3,375,000 in legal and appraisal fees.
What did the sewer district estimate the cost of the project to be? $72 Million. After this court case, the project estiamte is $181…
What’s Hess Triangle? A triangular piece of property that is 25.5 inches by 27.5 inches by 27.5 inches.
What? How can this two foot triangle exist as private property in NYC? Go to corner of Seventh Avenue and Christopher Street and you’ll see it
How did this small piece of property emerge from an eminent domain fight? In 1910, NYC was extending the Seventh Avenue Subway Line. A property owner named Hess owned a 5 story building in the path of the new subway extension.
What did the…
Where is the private property rights group forming? Mt. Airy North Carolina
What type of project sparked the group’s formation? A local redevelopment plan
What’s the group’s goal? To remove private property from the local redevelopment plan
Why? The local government’s plan to redevelop land that it holds, expanded to include private property of a former city council candidate
What concerns about eminent domain does the group have?
State Rep. Grassley, grandson to US Senator Grassley, has 2 points to make to a clean energy line that wants to use eminent domain in Iowa:
In South Carolina Trump shared his opinion of Supreme Court Justices. In short:
Reason took the opportunity to point a slew of inconsistencies:
Utilities are targeting private property owners pipes to:
Why are utilities targeting the pipes that are out of their control?
What programs have…
Art to stop eminent domain, who came up with that? eco-artist Aviva Rahmani’s Blued Trees
What’s the goal of using art to stop eminent domain? To prevent private corporations from gaining eminent domain for natural gas pipelines on private property
How will art stop eminent domain? 1990 Visual Artists Rights Acts (VARA) may provide extra protection to landowners
Cornell Daily Sun | Aviva Rahmani’s Blued Trees & the Fight Against Pipelines