Johnston mayor to take property by eminent domain

Johnston mayor to take property by eminent domain as owners file lawsuit
The fight over a property slated for affordable housing is now heading to court. Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. said the town has secured what it needs to take the property off George Waterman Road by eminent domain and plans to bring it to Providence Superior Court on Wednesday.
Johnston faces lawsuit over eminent domain on affordable housing site
The developers of a proposed affordable housing project in Johnston are suing over the town's efforts to stop it.
Johnston is trying to take their land to stop an affordable housing project. Now they're suing.
The town moved to seize the 30-acre property developers wanted to use for affordable housing. Now they're suing, saying it violates their rights.
Johnston family sues mayor over change in use for land seized by eminent domain
Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena, Jr. is facing a lawsuit from a family that owns the 31-acre land plot that the mayor had hoped to use as the site for a to build a new public safety complex.
Johnston sued over its plan to stop affordable housing complex
Hours after the town of Johnston said Monday that it planned to take a 30-acre plot by eminent domain to build a new municipal complex, the plan was challenged in federal court. The libertarian-leaning nonprofit the Pacific Legal Foundation says it’s suing the town on behalf of the landowners,
State Senate passes bill to tighten eminent domain law
Senators unanimously supported passage of a bill Tuesday to prohibit green energy companies from taking control of private property through eminent domain.
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