NC House panel OKs amendment on landowner rights
GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, NC (AP) — The North Carolina House has resumed its effort to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot that makes clear governments can’t condemn...
View ArticleProperty owner sues Brunswick County over eminent domain
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Boiling Spring Lakes man is looking for answers after he says the county took land that he owned. Eminent domain lets government take ownership of private property for...
View ArticleNC House tentatively approve eminent domain amendment again
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — The House is poised to once again send the Senate a constitutional amendment to protect property owners’ rights when North Carolina governments take land for projects. The chamber...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Senate wants 3 amendments on ballot
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina Senate Republicans want three constitutional amendments on the November ballot that could motivate some voters to go to the polls. The Senate tentatively approved...
View ArticleSenate gives its final OK for 3 constitutional amendments
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Legislation proposing three constitutional amendments on North Carolina’s fall ballot has cleared the North Carolina Senate. The Senate gave its final approval Tuesday to the...
View ArticleFormer NCDOT attorney offering guidance on eminent domain and property rights
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – Tonight, a free seminar will discuss the Market Street widening project in Wilmington and what property owners need to know about their eminent domain rights. According to a...
View ArticleCarolina Beach Town Council wants to buy more land in Freeman Park
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — For the past several months Freeman Park in Carolina Beach has been a hot button issue. From changes to park rules and regulations, to temporary closures, and disagreements...
View ArticleAdult entertainment club claims they weren’t contacted before eminent domain...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington adult entertainment club (Cheetah Premier) says they weren’t contacted before a decision was made by New Hanover County commissioners to use eminent domain to buy...
View ArticleNew Hanover County paid more than $25,000 in legal fees in attempted...
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — We now know how much New Hanover County paid in legal fees towards the attempted acquisition of Cheetah Premier in December. Ward and Smith, P.A. were paid $25,695 for...
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