Henson Fuerst Land Condemnation partner Anne Duvoisin had a recent article published by the American Bar Association for her coverage of the Sabal Pipeline litigation in Florida. Sabal Trail Transmission project is a natural gas pipeline that would cover over 33 miles of land from southwestern Alabama through Georgia and Florida. While this case involves…
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More Hampstead Bypass updates in the news: Pender County Commissioners have now hired a lobbyist to push for the bypass with state lawmakers in an attempt to get the stalled project moving forward. This will not come soon enough for landowners who are affected by the proposed bypass under the North Carolina Map Act (Transportation…
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Landowners affected by the Hampstead Bypass continue to be stuck in no-mans-land, and it does not appear that the situation is likely to change in the near future. Will the project be funded or won’t it? Sometimes the answer appears to be yes, sometimes maybe, and sometimes no. And in all this indecision, landowners are…
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According to a Facebook post by Atlantic Beach, the U.S. 70 corridor has been designated as a high-priority future interstate on the National Highway System. The future interstate projects include the Gallants Channel Bridge, the Kinston Bypass, the Havelock Bypass, and James City. Read more here:Â https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10153621377897794&id=335837552793
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Land owners in Pender County who are in the path of the Transportation Corridor Official Map (the North Carolina Map Act) remain in limbo, per NC DOT and local Pender County elected officials under the recently updated State Transportation Improvement Plan. According to an article on WECT: Neither one of the segments for the Hampstead…
Read MoreThis recent story featuring Henson & Fuerst, P.A. clients shows the emotional toll and cost that many land owners struggle with in land condemnation cases. According to the story on MyFox8.com: A Randolph County couple is waiting to hear whether they will have to give up their home as part of the construction of the…
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The CSX Carolina Connector is a railway company looking to build a major rail terminal in Johnson County. The private company is threatening to use the power of Eminent Domain to take land from county residents, claiming a “greater good.†Including the “greater good†of making lots of money for CSX. We see this kind of thing…
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The NC DOT continues to hold land owners in limbo and we’re as upset about this as you are. The Transportation Corridor Official Map for the Hampstead Bypass was filed in 2011, and land owners have been stuck ever since. The NC Supreme Court (in the case of Kirby v. NCDOT) is currently deliberating the…
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Not everyone is excited about the new Asheboro Bypass and Zoo Connector roadways. Why? Take a look at this Letter to the Editor published in the 3/17/2016 issue of the Asheboro Courier Tribune, endorsed by nearly two dozen local residents, called “Our Local Economy Will Be Getting the Bypass, Too.” Unbeknownst to most, the entire…
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Are there states where the Department of Transportation works out of pure interests for the people, and not for power, political, or financial gain? The NC DOT may have more troubles coming its way in the near future. (And they don’t seem to be able to admit when they may have made a mistake.) According…
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