Opinion: Blue Acres: eminent domain with compassion
“EMINENT DOMAIN, or condemnation, is the process that allows the government — municipal, county, state or federal — to acquire private property for public use. Government entities use eminent domain to facilitate public projects such…
In our opinion: Caution is necessary when Utah transit projects engage in the practice of eminent domain
“The use of eminent domain to condemn and acquire private property in order to accommodate a necessary government function has been part of this country since its inception. The Constitution requires that landowners receive “just…
Unintended Consequences
“The city’s threat of taking the Old Dominion Boat Club’s (ODBC) parking lot through eminent domain has resulted in the two parties tentatively agreeing to a total land swap of essentially all of the boat…
Wind Power Without Force
“A merchant transmission line with 13-16 story towers and an easement lane the width of a football field or more for 500 miles is what Rock Island Clean Lines wants to build. The amount of…
Terms Of Eminent Domain Claim Unfair
“The town of Bloomfield is attempting to claim seven acres of land previously owned by Harry Sawyer through eminent domain [May 26, Connecticut, “Town’s Eminent Domain Push Stalled”]. A primary legal requirement for such a…
County’s land grab for parkway ‘unconscionable’
“He and his family have lived on the land west of Melbourne a lifetime, farming, ranching, taking care of the land for future generations, and being good stewards of the earth. Do we really need…
Vail Daily column: Urban renewal law works
“Dear Gov. Hickenlooper: Please veto HB 1375, a piece of legislation that threatens the success of the current Urban Renewal Authority law in boosting Colorado’s economy and tourism. As the town of Vail’s finance director…
Anti-eminent domain activists should help energy producers
“As activists battled a make-believe threat of eminent domain abuse in Colorado Springs, a real and active threat went seemingly unnoticed by the ever-vigilant defenders of property rights. If they’re looking for a fight, we…
Be skeptical of Clean Line deal
“I am on the board of the Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance, a nonprofit organization formed to opposed the transmission line proposed by Rock Island Clean Line, or RICL. The intended 375-mile route through Iowa…
Council creating imagined ‘problems’; what is racism?
“I have lived in this city for 53 years. In that time, I have been active in many facets of this city, including serving six years on the City Council, several years on the Urban…