Sentences with phrase «through eminent domain»

If they had not come to an agreement with the company, the resident's land could have possibly been used anyway through eminent domain with compensation set by a court.

A lawyer for Lake in the Hills was waiting outside McHenry County Circuit Clerk Vernon Kays» office to file suit to acquire the property through eminent domain when the doors opened at 8 a.m. on a recent Tuesday.

A lawyer for Lake in the Hills was waiting outside McHenry County Circuit Clerk Vernon Kays» office to file suit to acquire the property through eminent domain when the doors opened at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

(And, lest you object that the federal government «owns» the national forests, and not the cathedral, let me add that nobody would dare try to take the cathedral through eminent domain either.)

«Trumak bargained away its right to develop Thunderbird in the manner it now proposes, in exchange for the promise of the Park District to cease its investigation into and possible acquisition of Thunderbird through eminent domain proceedings,» wrote Park Board President Christine Garry to Trumak owner Paul Makray in a certified letter dated Oct. 14.

With a decision expected soon on whether to allow hydraulic fracturing in New York, natural gas pipeline operators are already looking at setting up shop and opponents are predicting environmental damage, safety problems and land seizures through eminent domain.

City officials are hoping for an amicable deal with landowners but will seize property through eminent domain if necessary.

A series of court tussles over the formerly industrialized area took place between 2008 and 2010 when the state's Empire State Development agency seized several tracts through eminent domain.

Leviathan (R for profanity, sexuality and nudity) Legal drama about a humble family man (Aleksey Serebryakov) who retains the services of an attorney (Vladimir Vdovichenkov) to prevent his seaside home with a view from being seized for a pittance through eminent domain by a corrupt mayor (Roman Madyanov).

In 2009 Flux was displaced by the MTA through eminent domain and came to its current location at 39 - 31 29th st in Dutch Kills LIC.

The idea has also drawn the ire of the Federal Housing Finance Authority, the regulator of government mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which has threatened to stop local governments from seizing underwater homes through eminent domain.

In order to make this bad deal work, the coal companies were allowed to re-route the highway's proposed route, moving it away from local business districts and threatening to take thousands of acres of privately - owned land through eminent domain.

These features, combined with the power to dispense billions in federal and state funds, bond for debt, grant extensive tax breaks, override local land use laws, and take private property through eminent domain, makes the ESDC one of New York's most powerful honey pots.

Alan Hoffman has rejected Lake in the Hills» final offer to purchase his 255 - acre farm, prompting officials to begin talks on seizing the land through eminent domain, according to Village President Scott Berg.

Prospect Heights parks officials filed a lawsuit seeking to condemn the golf course so they could prevent the sale and possibly acquire the land themselves through eminent domain.

Through eminent domain, Rocky took the South End and demolished the houses, businesses, and the lives of its» residents.

The de Blasio administration plans to acquire 25 to 30 privately - owned buildings where the majority of residents are homeless families — even if it has to seize the properties through eminent domain.

«Why on earth would we want to come downtown, level blocks of our downtown, steal properties through eminent domain, then come back against those property owners to remediate those properties without indemnifying them for the cost of those?»

The neighborly thing to do before ripping a farmer's land out from under him through eminent domain would be to make him an official offer for the property.

The man was told, «This is a great offer and better than what you will get when the city takes it through eminent domain.»

The city plans to acquire 25 to 30 privately - owned buildings where the majority of residents are homeless families — even if it has to seize the properties through eminent domain, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday.

Unless the government takes it through eminent domain, or you neglect to pay your RE taxes, this piece of property is yours forever.

3) Question: The state tried to take my property through eminent domain to let a corporation build a large facility.

We focus our entire practice on eminent domain and are well equipped to guide you through the eminent domain process.