Council member Miller will propose eminent domain restrictions
“In questioning Mayor Steve Bach’s three nominees to the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority Board on Monday, council member Joel Miller wanted to know where they stand on the use of eminent domain.
The issue of condemnation has risen to the top of Miller’s radar because of the proposed City for Champions tourism projects. Two of the four projects – a downtown sports and event center and an Olympic museum – would be built in the Southwest Downtown Urban Renewal Area, which the URA board would oversee.
One candidate, Nolan Schriner – a former city planner and owner of a land planning firm — said as far as he knew only the Colorado Springs Utilities Board had used condemnation to gain property for public use.”
Mendoza, Monica. The Gazette 1 April 2014.