New Fort Collins City Council to decide Foothills Mall’s future
“Despite attempts to get agreements on financial incentives and the use of eminent domain to take the Sears building before the current City Council, time has run out without agreement on either front. That means…
Hancock touts 6 Denver urban-renewal proposals
“Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Tuesday outlined six projects he’d like the Denver Urban Renewal Authority to tackle in coming years with income from tax districts that were established in 1992 and are set to…
Series: Tax increment financing districts
“Tax increment financing uses anticipated property tax increases to spur development. TIF districts freeze property tax revenue going to governments and place the additional revenue generated by property improvements into a special fund to reimburse…
Van Drew-Rice Bill To Update State Eminent Domain Laws Clears Senate Community & Urban Affairs Committee
“Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew and Senator Ron Rice that would provide the first update to New Jersey’s eminent domain laws since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in Kelo…
For answers to housing woes, look to vibrant Davis Square
“THIRTY YEARS ago, Davis Square in Somerville and Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain looked a lot alike. Both were gritty corners of Greater Boston, far off most residents’ radar. And both were hoping a new…
Norfolk company’s eminent domain trial postponed
“The Supreme Court last week agreed to hear the case of the housing agency versus PKO Ventures. The trial deals with the use of eminent domain in the handling of redevelopment near Old Dominion University….
CALIFORNIA BILL NUMBER: 2013 AB 1080
“AB 1080, as introduced, Alejo. Community Revitalization and Investment Authorities. The Community Redevelopment Law authorizes the establishment of redevelopment agencies in communities to address the effects of blight, as defined. Existing law dissolved redevelopment agencies…
Norfolk agency won’t postpone eminent domain trial
“The Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority has turned down a request to postpone next week’s high-profile eminent domain case, even though the state Supreme Court could soon rule on another suit that makes that trial…
Eminent domain bill clears the House
“North Carolina governments wouldn’t be able to condemn property in order to sell it to a private developer under a bill that passed the House 110-8 Tuesday afternoon. Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, said the measure…
House bill targets eminent domain
“The lead economic developer for Robeson County believes that a constitutional amendment that would prohibit governments from condemning someone’s land for private economic development may go a bit too far. “I’ve never had to use…