Eminent Domain

    Strong show of public support at City Hall for coffee shop facing eminent domain

    read more…: Strong show of public support at City Hall for coffee shop facing eminent domain

    Citizens assembled inside the aldermanic chambers at City Hall on Oct. 15 and flooded the aisles of last week’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting in support of local family -operated small business Eighty Eight Coffee Company, which faces potential closure over eminent domain for an upcoming sewer development.

    City ups offer, moves closer to agreement with Eighty Eight Coffee owners over eminent domain

    read more…: City ups offer, moves closer to agreement with Eighty Eight Coffee owners over eminent domain

    In the case of Eighty Eight Coffee Co., which has been notified by the city that their business is being taken under eminent domain and marked for demolition as part of the Cemetery Brook Tunnel Project, the definition of “just compensation” is pivotal to the family that operates the business.

    Header photo by Stonewall Photography