Aurora group stops redevelopment proposal process
Aurora group stops redevelopment proposal process. Denver Business Journal 30 March 2005.
Building for the Future: Peter Park is in the urban-planning game for good
“A year ago, Hickenlooper all but kidnapped the 41-year-old planner from Milwaukee in order to make him Denver’s new Director of Community Planning and Development. Park quickly acquired some very non-simulated tasks, such as overhauling…
Businesses in Fitz area remain on hold
Businesses in Fitz area remain on hold. Denver Business Journal
Saleet v. City of Lakewood IJ Defeats Eminent Domain Abuse in Lakewood, Ohio
“The justification the City had offered for the takings was that a new development would create more jobs and taxes, but keep this in mind: anyone’s home or small business would generate more taxes as…
DURA relied on TIF to bring in projects
DURA relied on TIF to bring in projects Johansen, Erin. Denver Business Journal 8 February 2004.
The Apes of Wrath: It takes a village to raze a Chinese restaurant
“Last month, John Huggins, director of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, told a meeting of the Denver Urban Renewal Authority that it was the city’s strong preference not to use eminent domain to pave…
CBS 60 Minutes: Eminent Domain: Being Abused thru Blight?
“Jim and Joanne Saleet are refusing to sell the home they’ve lived in for 38 years. They live in a quiet neighborhood of single-family houses in Lakewood, Ohio, just outside Cleveland. The City of Lakewood…
Public Power, Private Gain
“Colorado cities rarely if ever engage in the typical transfer from one owner to a specific private party. Instead, local municipalities try to cloak their condemnation in a mantle of semi-public use, like an arts…
‘Original Aurora’ plan for Colfax adopted
‘Original Aurora’ plan for Colfax adopted. Denver Business Journal 28 January 2003.