Cordray Wrong About State Law in Lake Erie Shore Dispute
Sheffield Lake, OH - The Ohio Lakefront Group, a coalition of over 7,000 Lake Erie property owners, today responded to a legal brief filed by the Ohio Attorney General in its pending case before the Ohio Supreme Court. The property owners are disputing the improper taking of deeded land. Ohio law says the state's interest in the waters and submerged lands of Lake Erie does not extend beyond the water's edge. However, the Attorney General claims ownership of the dry shorelands of Lake Erie, which in many cases are the privately-owned backyards of property owners. He believes these property owners should ...
Property Owners Triumph Over Eminent Domain Taking
After a 27-month battle with the $80-billion Texas Department of Transportation backed by the Spanish corporation Cintra-Zachary, with the strong support State of Texas’ Governor, Rick Perry, property owners won an injunction to stop the confiscation of their land. Texas has a unique statute that allows for local governments to join together creating a planning commission, which then allows them to invoke coordination with state agencies. Five towns and school districts combined representing approximately 6,500 people and their jurisdiction covered 30 square miles. The five communities would have been destroyed by the creation of the I-35 Trans-Texas Corridor, a quarter-mile wide ...
Senator Tim Grendell Interviews with Lanigan and Malone
On Monday June 11, Senator Tim Grendell appeared on the WMJI (105.7) Lanigan and Malone Show to talk about the recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling allowing police officers to estimate a cars speed in speeding cases; the private property lakefront issue; and school funding. WMJI Lanagan and Malone Interview Senator Tim Grendell
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Cordray Wrong About State Law in Lake Erie Shore Dispute
Sheffield Lake, OH – The Ohio Lakefront Group, a coalition of over 7,000 Lake Erie property owners, today responded...
Property Owners Triumph Over Eminent Domain Taking
After a 27-month battle with the $80-billion Texas Department of Transportation backed by the Spanish corporation Cintra-Zachary,...
Senator Tim Grendell Interviews with Lanigan and Malone
On Monday June 11, Senator Tim Grendell appeared on the WMJI (105.7) Lanigan and Malone Show to talk about the recent Ohio...
U. S. Supreme Court Rules Against Florida Oceanfront Property Owners
This week, in an 8-0 decision the U.S. Supreme Court rules that land filled by the State in front of ocean front property...
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Maurice Thompson Addresses Ohio Lakefront Group Annual Meeting
Maurice Thompson, Executive Director of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, spoke at the Ohio Lakefront Group Annual Meeting on May 13, 2010. Mr. Thompson spoke of several cases settled by the Ohio Supreme Court that favored private property owners. He gave a good history of private property law in Ohio and how his center strongly supports our efforts in this lawsuit.
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