Who Has the Right to Say What’s Blight? Bill Perkins vs. ESDC Darling
“t gave The Times this quote: “As a firm of planners and analysts, AKRF’s responsibility is the collection and assessment of data in an objective and thorough manner. Our analyses help inform a public decision-making…
Tax Increment Financing 101
This short video by the North Dakota Policy Council describes what tax increment financing is along with its origins and the problems associated with it. North Dakota Policy Council 31 December 2009.
Wake-Up Call: No Kumbaya moment at Pinon Canyon
“Close to thirty years ago, the feds took more than 200,000 acres of Pinyon Canyon in the largest land grab in the country’s history. And for the past half-dozen years, ranchers and other property owners…
Pfizer and 1,400 Jobs to Leave New London, Connecticut
‘Pfizer and 1,400 Jobs to Leave New London, Connecticut‘ McGeehan, Patrick. New York Times 12 November 2009. “Pfizer, the giant drug company,announced it would leave the city just eight years after its arrival led to a…
SINCLAIR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY v. SANDBERG
“Faegre & Benson, LLP, John R. Sperber, Brandee L. Caswell, Denver, Colorado, for Petitioner-Appellee.Dean & Reid, LLC, Daniel W. Dean, Fort Collins, Colorado, for Respondents-Appellants. In this condemnation action, respondents, Lauren and Kay F. Sandberg…
Choose a different trail than eminent domain
Choose a different trail than eminent domain: Instead of condemning property to build a new, multi-use trail in Boulder County, officials should seek another route. Editorial. The Denver Post, 15 July 2009.
RTD, Property Rights, and Eminent Domain Abuse, part 3
Is there any recourse for property owners caught in the path of FasTracks? Property rights attorney Robert Hoban, Jessica Corry of the Independence Institute, and the owners of Pro-Tint Windows Kim Snyder and Galen Foster…
Roofing plant: RTD plan likely means closure
“The head of an Owens Corning roofing products plant in north metro Denver said Thursday his company would likely be forced to close the manufacturing operation permanently if RTD takes the property by eminent domain…