Residents once uprooted upset about Trop talk
“As the City of St. Petersburg and the owners of the Tampa Bay Rays argue over who will get to keep more millions when the team eventually leaves there is, perhaps understandably, resentment among those…
Sacramento Kings Win Again; Second CEQA Challenge Rejected
“The Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District of California has ruled in favor of the City of Sacramento with regard to a series of challenges brought under CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) to…
Redevelopment: Back with a vengeance?
“The same Jerry Brown who ended California’s controversial redevelopment agencies in 2011 is now considering legislation that would bring back something similar, but arguably with fewer restrictions on eminent-domain abuse and debt spending. Redevelopment agencies…
Quincy presses forward on plans to take houses for sports field and parking
“Mayor Thomas Koch said Tuesday that the city is close to cutting a deal with three of the nine homeowners in North Quincy, whose houses must be demolished before the city can move forward with…
Westfield homeowner loses land for expansion of Monon Trail
“The games are underway at Grand Park, Westfield’s new 360-acre, championship-level sports campus. But it’s 12 feet of one homeowner’s driveway that’s landed the state in court. The state wants to connect the new complex…
Orlando church fighting eminent domain suit filed by city to get land for MLS stadium
“Faith Deliverance Temple pastor Kinsey Shack says in a news release that the church does not want to sell its property, which sits in the middle of the planned development for a $100 million stadium…
Parramore church hires powerhouse law firm to fight eminent domain
“Leaders of a decades-old Parramore church are fighting against the building of a new soccer stadium that will take over the church’s land. Faith Deliverance Temple on Church Street hired a powerhouse law firm, which…
Eminent domain, round two: state and Forest City close-mouthed as condemnation process begins for properties near arena site
“Empire State Development (ESD), the state agency overseeing/shepherding Atlantic Yards, and developer Forest City Ratner are close-mouthed and not fully candid about the second–but not quite final–round of eminent domain. The state recently has begun…
Reality warp: judge in eminent domain case agrees Atlantic Yards site would’ve been upzoned; ESD claimed there’d be no changes without project
“Remember how the Empire State Development Corporation (aka Empire State Development, or ESD), in the 2006 Atlantic Yards environmental review, claimed the project site would not “experience substantial change in the future without the proposed…
DC May Use Eminent Domain to Seal Stadium Deal
“Mayor Vincent Gray is expected to formally propose a bill Friday that would outline plans for a new stadium in D.C. The $300 million deal would provide a new home for the District’s Major League…