Proposed bill to restrict authority of IUB
“A recent bill referred to the Government Oversight Committee in the Iowa Legislature would limit the authority of the Iowa Utilities Board in granting franchise for the construction of transmission lines in Iowa. According to…
Margate nearing spending limit for dunes fight
“he city is nearing the spending limit approved by voters last November to fight the dunes project. The Board of Commissioners March 5 authorized spending an additional $50,000 for legal services, bringing the total allocated…
Sunoco Withdraws Exemption From Local Zoning For Mariner East Pipeline
“On March 5, Sunoco Pipeline L.P. withdrew its request for an exemption from the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code for the construction of a series of industrial valve control and pumping stations necessary to advance its…
AHFC: Gastineau Apartments beyond saving
“The Juneau Assembly had hoped to seize the Gastineau Apartments by eminent domain, and have Alaska Housing finance a project by a private developer to rehab the property and turn it into affordable housing. Mark…
Property owner not pleased with Eagle’s plan to use eminent domain
“An old lot on the corner of Eagle and State Street has become the center of a turf war. The property, a former gas station, has been an eyesore for the area for more than…
Littleton passes first-of-its-kind Colorado ordinance requiring voter approval on urban renewal
“Littleton voters Tuesday approved ballot measures reforming urban renewal in the city following a special election, making it unique among Colorado cities because it will now require voter permission to use state-sanctioned tools for…
More trouble for Gaylord Rockies hotel subsidies
“Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton on Monday asked the Legislative Audit Committee to examine whether the state should continue to offer subsidies to Gaylord Rockies project, citing last week’s decision by an Adams County District Court…
Judge denies two more Mountain Water motions in condemnation case
“Missoula County District Court Judge Karen Townsend has denied two more motions in the Mountain Water condemnation suit, telling the utility it’s not entitled to money for improving the water system over the past year….
Company planning to build gas pipeline through coastal Georgia
“A 360-mile pipeline carrying gasoline, diesel and ethanol could stretch across the length of Coastal Georgia by 2017, connecting an existing pipeline running through South Carolina to Jacksonville. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, the third largest…
PSE&G Denies Pilgrim Pipeline Access to Montville Right-of-Way
“Plans to build an oil pipeline from Albany, NY to Linden, NJ were effectively stalled when PSE&G told Pilgrim it will not allow access to its right-of-way, according to an email from PSE&G spokeswoman Karen…