Officials in Leonia back away from eminent domain plan
“Residents in Leonia pushed back against an eminent domain plan, and it has now been dropped. Town officials unanimously eliminated the redevelopment plan. It was first approved last year, affecting homes and businesses along…
Signatures submitted in Wheat Ridge to put big urban renewal to voters
“Wheat Ridge citizens opposed to what they say are excesses in the urban renewal process have collected almost twice the number of needed signatures for a ballot initiative this November. Members of Keep Wheat Ridge…
Across the Calatrava, David Jensen Learns Just How Dirty a Fight with Dallas City Hall Can Get
“The city calls its plan for street improvements in West Dallas “The Three-Hole Punch.” But for David Jensen, who owns a warehouse on those streets, it’s a sucker punch. Three years ago Jensen, a 62-year-old…
Eminent domain OK’d for north St. Louis site
“City lawmakers on Friday designated a north St. Louis area as blighted, allowing for eminent domain there. The Board of Aldermen voted 17-11 to approve the bill, 263. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay has indicated…
Saugerties holds off on anti-pipeline resolution
“The Town Board got an earful from opponents of a proposed oil pipeline, but decided against passing a resolution to oppose the project until it receives more information. Sue Rosenberg of Citizens Against Pilgrim Pipeline…
Stratford looking to loosen eminent domain laws
“The Stratford Town Council is looking to loosen their eminent domain law at a meeting Monday night. Members are asking their constituents, “Right now, is economic development such a high priority that they want us…
“They turned everything into a war.” 10 Will fight over boxing center ever be over?
“For seven years, Casillas’s Community Youth Athletic Center fought an attempt by National City to use eminent domain and a “blight” label to shut down his center where local kids get free boxing lessons. The…
Council to weigh downtown redevelopment tonight
“It looks like downtown will become the latest swath of local real estate to be declared a redevelopment zone, a legal definition that puts some teeth into the city’s efforts to pump new vitality into…
Denver gives preliminary OK to $48M subsidy for 9th and Colorado redo
“The former University of Colorado Health Sciences Center received a big boost Tuesday with preliminary approval of a $47.9 million city subsidy for redeveloping the east Denver site. A Denver City Council committee issued the…
$47 million for 9th and Colorado redevelopment gets preliminary approval
“Denver City Council’s finance and services committee Tuesday gave unanimously preliminary approval for a $47.9 million incentive package for the Ninth and Colorado redevelopment site. The incentive package still needs to be approved by the…