Redding May Use Eminent Domain to Make Way for New Courthouse, 3/3/11
By A.J. Hazarabedian Building a new courthouse in the city of Redding will come at a cost to neighboring property owners. KRCRTV.com reports that the Redding Redevelopment Agency is considering the use of eminent domain to acquire three parcels to make room for the new Shasta Courthouse. City documents describe the current court buildings as… Read more »
Riverside to spend $5 million on Five Points parcels; The Press-Enterprise, 11/17/09
By Alicia Robinson The Riverside City Council voted Tuesday to use eminent domain if necessary to buy parcels the city needs for road improvements at the Five Points intersection. Compensating 15 property owners for land, furniture and equipment is expected to cost almost $5.4 million, but the city may not end up seizing any properties…. Read more »
Devore interchange to be discussed today; The Press-Enterprise, 11/19/09
By Dug Begley Plans to redesign the Interstate 15/Interstate 215 interchange in Devore will get another look Thursday. The interchange, a well-known bottleneck near where traffic enters and exits the Cajon Pass to the High Desert, is part of a $400 million project to widen I-15 and rebuild the ramps linking the two freeways. “The… Read more »
Power poles, land acquisition trip up Visalia’s plans for transforming Mooney/Walnut intersection; Visalia Times-Delta, 11/20/09
By Marty Burleson Efforts to transform the Mooney Boulevard/Walnut Avenue intersection into something more user-friendly — two Walnut lanes in each direction, additional turn lanes — depend on the acquisition of private property on the northwest corner. Plans call for the relocation of 85-foot power lines from the south side of Walnut to the north… Read more »
Public hearing on eminent domain area; The Press-Enterprise, 11/16/09
By Leslie Parrilla Corona city officials plan to extend their eminent domain authority for 12 years over a downtown area filled primarily with businesses. Hundreds of businesses are in the Main and Sixth Street area covered by the action. Not included would be residential properties within the Merged Redevelopment Project Areas, said Darrell Talbert, director… Read more »
Planned Interstate 10 offramp concerns San Bernardino residents; The Press-Enterprise, 11/10/09
By Dug Begley Rosewood Drive, a stone’s throw from Interstate 10 in San Bernardino, has seen better days. Askew fences separate the homes, many showing signs of stress and peeling paint. But the 15 houses on the street are still homes, and some homeowners are struggling to adjust to the fact they’re being booted so… Read more »
Board of Supervisors moves to seize land for Road 108 project while still in property negotiations; Visalia Times-Delta, 11/11/09
By Valerie Gibbons Another road project has the Tulare County Board of Supervisors flirting with declaring eminent domain for a number of parcels. Stimulus-funded construction along Road 108, or Demaree Street, between Visalia and Tulare prompted the board Tuesday to ask the court to start the eminent-domain process on four parcels for a thin strip… Read more »
ESCONDIDO: County could use eminent domain for Merriam Mountains development project; North County Times, 11/9/09
By Morgan Cook If the developer can’t buy the land to widen Deer Springs Road as part of his proposed 2,700-home Merriam Mountains development north of Escondido, the county may use eminent domain to acquire the land from property owners, county official said this week. If the county approves the project, developer NNP Stonegate-Merriam is… Read more »
Eminent domain underway on Hernandez property; Orange County Register, 11/4/09
By Erika I. Ritchie LAKE FOREST –– City officials on Tuesday voted unanimously to move forward in an eminent domain lawsuit seizing family property that is a component of a land swap deal thy have planned with the county. “There has been no voluntary sale of the land,” said City Attorney Scott Smith, after reporting… Read more »
Vista: Council members say motel is fair game; North County Times, 11/3/09
By Cigi Ross Vista City Council members on Tuesday said a promise they made last year not to use the power of eminent domain to seize people’s homes would not apply to the owners of the Vista Riviera Motel should the city decide to purchase it. Vista officials said last week they’re negotiating to buy… Read more »