<<<< What you describe, however, is not the use of eminent domain. Your saying, "I agreed ... ," indicates it was a voluntary transaction with a private company that compensated you for your losses and troubles. >>>>>
Eminent domain law requires compensation at fair market value for the property used. What causes some confusion, is that can be a "forced sale" rather than an agreed upon sale. Both options are available in the execution of an Eminent Domain action. Almost always, however, the first approach to the property owner is the presentment of the "agreed sale or use". To take personal property via the route of Eminent Domain law involves much more effort and expense to the government people doing the action. And as we all have experienced, majority of government employees are "work adverse", so the "easy route" is taken where possible.. Eminent domain actions seldom leave the Citizen content, if it involves the total taking of a property. Compensation rates are never truly "fair market" but rather, "current market" .. and your plan to live there until the kids leave college then sell at a market peak value price are destroyed, for example. On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 09:42:51 -0500 David & Kristin Gilmore via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On 2/14/2015 10:55 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: > > > > > While there is a national interest, is it proper use of eminent > > > domain to tear up the world's most productive land for the enrichment > > > of a private company? > > > > From what I have seen a pipeline coming through enriches > > everybody. Local contractors get work, landowners get easy money and > > the land is not harmed. (The topsoil is moved aside and replaced when > > they are done.) Once construction starts it all happens fast - the > > machinery is so expensive they don't let it sit idle if they can help > > it. > > > > I agreed with Chesapeake to put 10,000' of a a 16" shale gas > > gathering line through my place two years ago. It took the contractor > > just a couple weeks in steep, mostly cut over timberland which > > required removing stumps. The part that went through my ridge top hay > > fields left them smoother then they were, fertilized and seeded to my > > specifications. I gave up timber growing in a 50' ROW about 6,000' > > long. In return I got a firebreak where I needed it and hay fields > > enlarged. And $240,000. I understand bigger lines, like the > > interstate lines, pay more. > > What you describe, however, is not the use of eminent domain. Your > saying, "I agreed ... ," indicates it was a voluntary transaction with a > private company that compensated you for your losses and troubles. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
