Understanding urban renewal
“Urban renewal is a misunderstood and, on occasion, an inappropriately used mechanism for redevelopment. Many don’t understand urban renewal at all, only a small portion of the population has a firm grasp of it. Having…
Summit parking garage is back in council’s hands
“The Fort Collins City Council on Tuesday will hear the second appeal of a 345-space parking garage at The Summit on College student housing project developed by Alabama-based Capstone Development Corp. The garage, approved and…
Readers Watchdog: Was my land targeted for eminent domain?
“Ginger Harry’s father and grandfather each lost their land to Lake Red Rock, the huge Marion County reservoir built decades ago by the federal government for flood control. Her grandfather died just three months after…
Sabal Trail to install taps in Georgia
“Sabal Trail Transmission will install two side taps on its proposed pipeline in Georgia, company officials claimed this week. Sabal Trail director of stakeholder outreach Andrea Grover said Wednesday the decision was made as the…
Meetings on pipeline plans start Monday
“Informational meetings begin Monday about a Texas-based company’s proposal to build an underground pipeline that would carry 320,000 barrels of North Dakota crude oil daily through 18 counties in Iowa. Dakota Access LLC, a unit…
Borough not moving forward with acquiring Galaxy Gardens
“The Woodcliff Lake Borough Council will not move forward with acquiring Galaxy Gardens through eminent domain, officials announced last week. At their Nov. 17 council meeting, officials voted down a resolution 3-2 to authorize an…
Opponents Speak Out About Power Line/Wind Turbine Project
“More than one-thousand Iowans have joined a group that opposes the two-billion-dollar Rock Island Clean Line wind energy project which aims to build a 500-mile-long transmission line. Carolyn Sheridan, who lives near Spencer, is president…
Rock Island Clean Line project approved
“A controversial high-voltage power line project was granted approval for construction in La Salle County and throughout Illinois, but local property owners still have the right to deny easement offers made by Clean Line Energy….
Eminent Domain Is Back in the DC Council’s New DC United Stadium Plan
“D.C. City Administrator Allen Lew had kept eminent domain on the table this year as the city evaluated its options for acquiring the land parcels needed to build a new D.C. United stadium at Buzzard…
Residents share eminent domain letters
“Letters submitted to the Valdosta Daily Times and to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could contradict a recent statement by Sabal Trail’s Andrea Grover. Property owners state that these letters contradict a recent statement by…