A Stricter Standard for Taking
An en banc panel of the Commonwealth Court has distinguished Pennsylvania law from a landmark 2005 U.S. Supreme Court opinion by ruling that condemnation and eminent domain may not be used "for purely economic development."
When finished, the .09-acre patch of land near the Galleria will be the city's smallest park....What will the new "pocket park" be used for? That's hard to say. The city has yet to draw up any plans for the land at the corner of Post Oak Lane and San Felipe.
Mediation due over beachfront properties
A Superior Court judge has set aside two potential dates in January to meet with both sides in the Long Branch eminent domain case in which the city sought to take oceanfront property for redevelopment, only to encounter an entrenched opposition from some property owners.
State Officials Approve Expansion by Columbia
Columbia University cleared a major hurdle on Thursday in its effort to expand its campus into Manhattanville when state officials voted to approve the project, opening the door for the use of eminent domain to allow the university to acquire land from holdout owners.
Residents seek limits on eminent domain in city
A group of Long Branch residents are calling on the City Council to move forward with an ordinance that will restrict eminent domain from being used to transfer private property to private developers.
