Eminent domain approved for project: Needles City Council targets 14 parcels for Interstate 40 connector
“The city council unanimously approved 14 resolutions to use eminent domain for the Interstate 40 connector project during its Nov. 12 meeting. The project is designed to improve the connection between Highway 95 and I-40….
New development authority board drafts plan for downtown Golden
“The Golden Urban Renewal Authority will soon cede its involvement with the city’s downtown area to the Downtown Development Authority. City Council will review the development plan at an Oct. 23 public hearing. The plan…
Eminent domain concerns commissioners
“Concerns, and a degree of condemnation, about taking private property by eminent domain highlighted a Thursday afternoon meeting of the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners. Though that issue wasn’t on the meeting agenda, it didn’t…
Greensburg considers eminent domain
“Greensburg City Council is expected to vote next month on a proposed ordinance that would give the city solicitor the go-ahead to use eminent domain powers when needed to take properties for the Northmont Flood…
Adelanto halts eminent domain efforts
“City Manager Jim Hart said Adelanto officials have halted efforts to use eminent domain to acquire an 11-acre parcel adjacent to City Hall because the cash-strapped city doesn’t have the funds to pursue the project…
Jersey City to auction off property seized via eminent domain
“The Jersey City City Council last Wednesday approved a move that will allow the city to sell a building it owns on East Linden Avenue at a public auction next month. The council voted 7-1…
Jersey City councilman wants to halt sale of city property seized by eminent domain
“A Jersey City councilman is calling on Mayor Steve Fulop to halt the sale of city property seized by the previous administration via eminent domain. Fulop’s plan calls for the property, a 64,622-square-foot building at…
Aurora to consider tax increment financing for Arts District shops
“Aurora will hold two public hearings in June to discuss implementing a small tax increment finance area in one square block of the Fletcher Plaza urban renewal area in the Aurora Cultural Arts District. The…
Council rejects needless and divisive eminent domain law
“The vote came after council spent nearly six hours on the plan, which would have done nothing to prevent confiscation. In fact, it would have crafted a new opportunity for council to take property declared…
Council President King not intimidated by ‘hushmail’ on eminent domain
“Despite recent calls for more civility in the local political scene, the mud still is slinging. Someone is circulating anonymous emails accusing Colorado Springs City Council president Keith King of being a “traitor” because he…