Aug21
Land swap helps St. Johns River stay wild
Authorities are on the verge of finally assembling a vast sanctuary along a Central Florida stretch of the biggest and most beleaguered river within the state.
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Archive for the ‘Other Takings News’ Category
Aug11
Report: Stimulus funding at $269.7M
Central Florida’s piece of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed by President Barack Obama is slowly making its way to local counties.
Jul23
DeBary to buy out Fay victims
DEBARY - Nearly a year after Tropical Storm Fay flooded more than 130 properties in DeBary, the city received federal money Thursday to buy nine of the worst-hit homes.
Jul16
Plans outlined for high-speed Florida train
n a few years, high-speed trains may be zooming past slow-moving traffic on congested Florida expressways as they travel from Tampa to Orlando — and eventually Miami — at 150 and 180 mph, speeds comparable to small private aircraft.
Jun15
SUPREME SAND SKIRMISH: ‘One side is gonna win and one side is going to lose’ as high court takes up beach restoration case (FINAL UPDATE with MAPS and PHOTOS)
What the Florida Supreme Court taketh away, will the U.S. Supreme Court giveth back?
Jun15
Florida’s Turnpike says no toll hikes until 2012
Florida’s Turnpike brought in more than $635 million last year, collecting on average 95 cents from every motorist who dropped coins in the basket or whose electronic transponder beeped rolling through a toll plaza.
Jun9
Florida County Sued Over Eminent Domain Taking
HOLMES COUNTY, FLA—The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida and the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ)
have served a complaint against Holmes County on behalf of their client Daniel Stone, alleging that county officials abused their
power by destroying and taking part of Stone’s property in an act of retribution. The lawsuit was filed in state circuit court.
May26
Millions More In Tolls Despite Fewer Drivers
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Drivers’ hard-earned quarters are adding up to millions for the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority. Last month, the authority brought in $3 million more than it did in April of 2008.
May7
US to resort to land condemnation to get property for Flight 93 memorial in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (AP) — One man inherited property that his grandfather bought during the Depression. A Lutheran pastor owns a cottage where he planned to retire with his wife. Two others own businesses.
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Jan27
Traffic slump takes toll on major roads
Traffic continues to fall on greater Orlando toll roads — yet another sign of the region’s deepening economic crisis. Read the rest of this entry »