EDITORIAL: Wrong road taken in Brown Deer 

Published: June 15, 2012
Tags: Brown Deer, editorial, eminent domain

Brown Deer will soon find out the cost of overestimating the public’s trust in government.

Brown Deer eminent domain case going to trial (UPDATE) 

Published: June 6, 2012
Tags: Advance Construction, Brown Deer, eminent domain, streetscape

A court ruling is forcing Brown Deer officials and residents to go to trial over the use of eminent domain for a $2.3 million streetscape project.

Deadline looms for Brown Deer streetscape project 

Published: May 25, 2012
Tags: 42nd Street, Advance Construction, AGC, eminent domain, Glenn Joski, John Fuchs, Ken Simonson, Kevin Traas, Lee Balisterri, Nate Piotrowski, North Deerwood Drive, streetscape, West River Lane, West Ruth Place, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, WTBA

If a national prediction holds true, a lawsuit between Brown Deer and 12 residents actually might save the village money on a $2.3 million streetscape project.

State’s high court reverses eminent domain rulings (UPDATE) 

Published: May 4, 2012
Tags: eminent domain, Highway 21, Highway 41, Lamar Advertising, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT

When the state cut Nels Naslund and his partners a $1.9 million check for a chunk of prime real estate off Highway 41, he said he never expected to have to share it with a renter.

State’s high court to rule in sign fight 

Published: May 2, 2012
Tags: eminent domain, Highway 21, Highway 41

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday will determine how billboard owners get paid when the state condemns property to make room for highway projects.

Editorial cartoon

Published: April 6, 2012
Tags: Advance Construction, eminent domain, Lee Balisterri, Nate Piotrowski, Russell Kotlarek

Road rage: Property owners fight Brown Deer over control of streets 

Published: April 5, 2012
Tags: Advance Construction, eminent domain, Lee Balisterri, Nate Piotrowski, Russell Kotlarek

Twelve Brown Deer residents are all it takes to slam the brakes on a $2.3 million streetscape project on five village roads.

Barge fight still afloat after Supreme Court ruling (UPDATE) 

Published: February 28, 2012
Tags: barge, Basil Ryan, eminent domain, Marquette Interchange, Supreme Court, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT

An eight-year fight between the state and a former Milwaukee storage yard owner over a sunken barge is going back to the courthouse where it all began.

Developer loses money in eminent domain lawsuit 

Published: December 30, 2011
Tags: eminent domain, John A. Kassner, Leon Agami, Murphy Desmond, Winterberry, Winterberry of Lake Delton, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT

A developer who sued the state to get more money for property taken through eminent domain now must return some of the original payment.

Assembly passes budget on party line vote

Published: June 16, 2011
Tags: budget, eminent domain, Scott Walker, tax breaks

By 
SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled state Assembly passed Gov. Scott Walker’s state budget early Thursday over objections from Democrats who derided it as an assault on the middle class that will hurt public education, weaken programs for the poor and make it harder to get health care services. Republicans [...]