Telluride’s Tale of Eminent Domain, Home Rule and Retroactivity
“Telluride is an upscale ski town located at the closed end of a box canyon in southwestern Colorado. In 2000, the town began to set aside twenty percent of annual revenue in a fund to…
RTD tells property owners it needs their land
“Denver’s Regional Transportation District is notifying 180 property owners that it will need some or all of their land to build the first portion of the multibillion FasTracks project. The 12.1 mile rail line RTD…
FasTracks to private property
“But the party may soon be over for Fesch. Last year, RTD mailed him a notice of intent to acquire the property to make way for FasTracks, the agency’s $6.1 billion transportation project linking metro…
FasTracks lines up land
FasTracks lines up land Lieb, Jeffery. The Denver Post 29 October 2008.
TRUTH TEST: Mark Udall accused of eminent domain abuse
TRUTH TEST: Mark Udall accused of eminent domain abuse. Boniface, Dan and Adam Schrager. 9news 12 September 2008.
Bus land fight ends, both unhappy
Bus land fight ends, both unhappy Whaley, Monte. The Denver Post 26 August 2008.
Union Station may become Denver’s gateway again — if it stays on track
“The original Union Station was built in less than two years and cost $525,000. It will take five times as long and cost nearly a hundred times that much to again make it the gateway…
School district dropping eminent domain claim
School district dropping eminent domain claim. Wolf, Jeffery. 9news 14 August 2008.
RTD bus-facility plan in peril
RTD bus-facility plan in peril Leib, Jeffery. The Denver Post 8 August 2008.
Piñon eminent domain ‘unlikely,’ Army says
Piñon eminent domain ‘unlikely,’ Army says Emery, Erin. The Denver Post 18 July 2008.