Tag: eminent domain

Ed Osbourne Wins an Award

Filed in Delaware by on March 30, 2010 2 Comments

This is from the good news/bad news file. Local political activist and fabulous auto mechanic, Ed Osbourne has won a Sammie Award for being a Modern Day Sam Adams. That’s the good news.

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Why Eminent Domain Had To Be Reformed

Filed in National by on November 12, 2009 8 Comments

Hopefully we all remember the fight that Ed Osbourne fought for several years to prevent his business (an incredible auto repair shop) from being taken through eminent domain.  The issue was that an extremely shitty Supreme Court decision had ruled that it was legal to seize property (with compensation) through eminent domain in order to […]

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UPDATE 2– SB7 Eminent Domain Bill in the House Today WIN!

Filed in Delaware by on April 2, 2009 16 Comments

SB7, the Eminent Domain bill, comes up for debate and vote in the House today. The NJ reports that there is the possibility of a killer amendment to this bill being introduced in an effort to derail the legislation. This is a part of the current Synopsis: This Bill requires state, county, or municipal governments, […]

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SB 7 – Eminent Domain Passes Senate

Filed in Delaware by on January 28, 2009 13 Comments

SB7 – AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND EMINENT DOMAIN passed the Delaware State Senate yesterday with a 19 voting yes, 1 not voting and 1 voting absent. The two amendments passed 20 yes, 1 absent. According to The News Journal, Wilmington City […]

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SB 7 — Eminent Domain

Filed in Delaware by on January 15, 2009 4 Comments

Senator Venables’ bill is introduced and synopsized as follows: This Bill requires state, county, or municipal governments, or State agencies or other condemning entities to use their eminent domain authority solely for “public use” and defines that term. The Bill specifically states that benefits derived from economic development do not constitute a public use. The […]

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Carney v. Loudell?

Filed in National by on July 1, 2008 11 Comments

A little birdie shot me a note about a post that Allan Loudell has up on his blog.  He is basically begging for an interview with Carney about the eminent domain bill.  Could it be that I can get 15 minutes with Carney about the bill during a recess on the last day of the […]

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