Court Ruling Adds Wrinkle to Redevelopment Plan
“Solicitor John Gillespie cited an Appellate Division ruling earlier this month that states an area—even an area deemed in need of redevelopment—must be found to be blighted in order for a governing body to invoke…
Mount Rainier officials threaten to acquire Singer Building in court
“Mount Rainier City Council members want to remove an obstacle in the development of the city’s business district and if other options are exhausted, are considering taking the property owner of a long-vacant building in…
South Inlet relocations
“In the late 1980s, as the CRDA began the $300 million transformation of the Northeast Inlet, many longtime residents of that blighted area objected strenuously to having to relocate. And a dispute between property-owner Vera…
Syracuse development agency considers taking Hotel Syracuse by eminent domain
“yracuse city officials are giving serious thought to taking ownership of the closed Hotel Syracuse via eminent domain. The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency spent an hour huddled with its lawyers behind closed doors Tuesday morning…
Longmont Urban Renewal Authority Files Eminent Domain Action Against Dillard’s Properties, Inc
“n order to implement the Twin Peaks Area Urban Renewal Plan and to remove blighted conditions on the mall property, the Longmont Urban Renewal Authority (LURA) has filed an eminent domain action against Dillard’s Properties,…
Urban Renewal Authority sells two properties
“Randall Hupp offered $1,000 for a vacant lot at 539 Sixth St., which is adjacent to his property. Norman Moek offered $5,000 for a property at 1709 16th St.. The space butts up against the…
Castle Rock approves urban renewal authority
“Councilmembers on May 7 voted unanimously to approve the authority, designed to trigger economic development in Castle Rock. Formation of an urban renewal authority is the first step in a process in which property owners…
City will appeal Hackensack redevelopment decision
“Property owners who had unsuccessfully sued the city to stop a Main Street redevelopment plan that could have subjected them to eminent domain welcomed news that an appeals court had overturned the original decision. The…
Redevelopment in California: Back from the Dead?
“Two new bills could bring back California’s redevelopment agencies (RDAs), which were notorious for abusing eminent domain. Over the past decade alone, the Institute for Justice catalogued more than 200 cases of eminent domain for private gain. …
County to acquire properties for prison parking
“Lackawanna County plans to acquire three properties near the county prison on North Washington Avenue to create off-street parking for jail employees and visitors. The commissioners introduced an ordinance Wednesday to take the properties by…