Tag: eminent domain
Appeals court halts plans for pipeline through preserved Union Co. farm
The Ohio Third District Court of Appeals is blocking construction of a natural gas pipeline on Union County farmland preserved with agricultural easements.
OFB delegates discuss farmland use, preservation
Policy discussions at the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's annual meeting covered farmland preservation, eminent domain and impact fees for solar.
Ohio family continues to fight pipeline construction on their farmland
Ohio's Third District Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in eminent domain cases involving preserved farmland in Union County on Nov. 22.
Eminent domain case gets sent back by the Ohio Supreme Court
A Mahoning County landowner who is fighting an eminent domain case over a bike trial expansion lost his appeal with the state’s highest court.
Eminent domain case headed to Ohio Supreme Court
he 7th District Court of Appeals recently ruled that the park district did not have the power of eminent domain when it sued to get a permanent easement on the railroad bed that runs through Diane Less’s property.
Union County court rejects pipeline eminent domain
A Union County judge has rejected Columbia Gas of Ohio’s request to approve eminent domain to install a pipeline through preserved farmland.
Reader: Eminent domain is legal, but not ethical
A reader shares the story of land seized from a farmer near the village of Lagrange, concluding eminent domain may be legal, but perhaps not ethical.
Hearings begin in case pitting Columbia Gas pipeline vs. preserved farmland
A Common Pleas Court held its first hearing to determine whether Columbia Gas can put a pipeline through preserved farmland in Union County, Ohio.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline is dead, but for some landowners in W.Va.,...
Although Dominion Energy and Duke Energy canceled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in July 2020, landowners are still wondering what will happen to their land.
Union Co. farmer sues ODA over pipeline on preserved farmland
Attorneys for the Bailey family filed two lawsuits July 12 to force the Ohio Department of Agriculture to defend its land from the pipeline and to stop Columbia Gas of Ohio from moving forward with eminent domain proceedings.
