From New London to Telluride and Beyond: Legal Developments Surrounding Eminent Domain in Colorado from 2004 – 2009
“Under existing state statute, RTD is not permitted to acquire property through eminent domain for any purpose other than for the operation of a mass transit system; permissible takings do not include those for transit-oriented-development…
Ritter gets bill to block Army site expansion
Ritter gets bill to block Army site expansion. Wolf, Jeffery. 9news.com 29 April 2009.
City to buy real estate
City to buy real estate: Denver will spend $15 million over the next 10 years acquiring property near mass transit for affordable housing. Jackson, Margaret. The Denver Post 27 February 2009.
Telluride’s Tale of Eminent Domain, Home Rule and Retroactivity
“Telluride is an upscale ski town located at the closed end of a box canyon in southwestern Colorado. In 2000, the town began to set aside twenty percent of annual revenue in a fund to…
RTD tells property owners it needs their land
“Denver’s Regional Transportation District is notifying 180 property owners that it will need some or all of their land to build the first portion of the multibillion FasTracks project. The 12.1 mile rail line RTD…
FasTracks to private property
“But the party may soon be over for Fesch. Last year, RTD mailed him a notice of intent to acquire the property to make way for FasTracks, the agency’s $6.1 billion transportation project linking metro…
FasTracks lines up land
FasTracks lines up land Lieb, Jeffery. The Denver Post 29 October 2008.
TRUTH TEST: Mark Udall accused of eminent domain abuse
TRUTH TEST: Mark Udall accused of eminent domain abuse. Boniface, Dan and Adam Schrager. 9news 12 September 2008.
Bus land fight ends, both unhappy
Bus land fight ends, both unhappy Whaley, Monte. The Denver Post 26 August 2008.