Granjeno Woman Shares Experience Losing Family Property under Eminent Domain
“A cautionary word for those listed in a local newspaper, don’t just ignore it. A floodway in Granjeno separates the United States from Mexico. For resident Aurora Anzaldua, childhood was very different growing up…
Democrat Senator on Trump’s Enthusiasm for Eminent Domain: ‘Language You’d Expect Out of Some Autocrat’
“Amid the debate over President Donald Trump’s use of a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, the issue of eminent domain often doesn’t get the attention it deserves. While Reps….
Rauf Bolden: Abusing eminent domain in Orange Beach
“Confiscating properties through eminent domain to build bridges and roads in Orange Beach is abusive. It rails against conservative ideals. Nothing says socialism quite like seizing private lands, getting what the government wants at…
How different entities in Denton use eminent domain
“Denton is a government town, with two large public universities and a workforce with deep ties to city and county government work. It’s also a city grappling with growth problems, forcing entities to expand…
Urban renewal marches on as state changes some rules
“Urban renewal is a sensitive topic in Colorado. Beyond the familiar philosophical debates involving some variation of blight vs. gentrification vs. historic vs. economic development vs. public health vs. the free market vs. property…
Lower Merion responds to property owners in Villanova eminent domain fight
“The legal battle between the Lower Merion School District and homeowners over land in Villanova continued this week as the district made its case for taking the property through eminent domain. Lawyers for the…
Council approves motion to acquire property needed for 30th-Colorado underpass project
“In a 7-0 vote Tuesday, Boulder City Council approved a motion to purchase or acquire through eminent domain the property needed for the planned underpass project at 30th Street and Colorado Avenue. Although eminent…
A fight over blight and tax subsidies
“Under Colorado’s urban renewal laws, tax dollars can be used to support redevelopment of “blighted” areas. But a proposal to use those laws to subsidize development of open space at the United States Air…
Wind Point drops eminent domain claim against condo corp.; developer interested
“The village is no longer trying to acquire a small strip of a condominium association’s land through eminent domain after acquiring land from SC Johnson. Meanwhile, a developer is interested in the land by…
GOP senator, oil industry clash over proposed eminent domain reforms
“For years now, Texas Sen. Lois Kolkhorst has aimed to strengthen protections for Texans whose property may be seized by the governmental or private companies building roads, oil pipelines and other projects considered to…