Fund for affordable housing in transit-oriented developments to expand beyond Denver
“Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and other dignitaries gathered Tuesday to launch an expansion of the Denver Transit-Oriented Development Fund for affordable homes, a $24 million endeavor. The fund, which was created to operate within the…
Time to Fix Eminent Domain
“After a long fight with the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA), the artist last week learned that he can keep his studio in the Mantua section of the city. The fight began back in 2012 when…
Natural Gas Pipeline Battle Heats Up in Roanoke County
“The proposal to build a 300-mile long 42” natural gas pipeline that would traverse through the Bent Mountain area of Southwest Roanoke County has many residents up in arms – including, at least for now,…
Save our community center! Advocates charge Mayor de Blasio has failed to help
“Mayor de Blasio has done nothing to negotiate a permanent solution to save a besieged Brooklyn seniors’ and day care center, despite promising to do so, advocates for the Williamsburg facility charged Monday. As a…
State Politicians Plan to Use Eminent Domain to Save Community Center
“State elected officials plan to overstep the mayor in the fight to save a 40-year-old Williamsburg community center if he doesn’t support using eminent domain, they said Monday. Assemblyman Joseph Lentol plans to reintroduce a…
Editorial presents distorted view of eminent domain
“The Register’s editorial, on Dec. 7 [“Some must forefit land for utilities”], contending that some must forfeit land for utilities, and referencing the Bakken pipeline, presents a distorted view of eminent domain. You acknowledge that…
Property rights outweigh pipelines
“Three natural gas pipelines proposed to pass through Virginia are being hailed as economic boons, bringing thousands of jobs and luring manufacturers to the commonwealth. The largest of the three, the 550-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline,…
Council to weigh downtown redevelopment tonight
“It looks like downtown will become the latest swath of local real estate to be declared a redevelopment zone, a legal definition that puts some teeth into the city’s efforts to pump new vitality into…
Lockport IDA seeks appraisal on GM property that will be acquired by eminent domain
“The Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency voted last week to seek an appraisal of 91 acres of land the agency plans to take from General Motors. The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court ruled…
Deerfield may seek pipeline royalties
“With many local residents, businesses and activist groups raising concerns about whether the natural gas that would travel along Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.’s proposed pipeline would be destined for domestic consumption or export, Deerfield’s Board…