Arapahoe Square inches closer to redevelopment
Arapahoe Square inches closer to redevelopment. Moore, Paula. Denver Business Journal 21 February 2010.
Who Has the Right to Say What’s Blight? Bill Perkins vs. ESDC Darling
“t gave The Times this quote: “As a firm of planners and analysts, AKRF’s responsibility is the collection and assessment of data in an objective and thorough manner. Our analyses help inform a public decision-making…
Beating the Odds
“The story began in 1981, when the City designated the lake and its surrounding area as “blighted,” thereby permitting the government to use eminent domain for so-called “urban renewal.” The City initiated a 25-year plan,…
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…
