North College housing project not dead yet
“Developers hoping to revive a geothermal housing and commercial project in North Fort Collins haven’t given up hope yet. Plans for a new 89-unit project stalled when the City Council, acting as the Urban Renewal…
COD offers to buy the mall but is prepared to use eminent domain, president says.
“College of the Desert plans to transform the defunct Palm Springs Mall, a 48-year-old structure that has sat mostly vacant for years, into a West Valley campus with room for 3,000 students. The college offered…
Buford American Legion officials prepare for relocation
“Steve Adams, commander of American Legion Post 127, said officials will meet with Sugar Hill City Manager Bob Hail, who is also a member of the post, to view a possible relocation site as part…
Hearing set for Meadow Brook objections to Phoenixville School District eminent domain plan
“Chester County Common Pleas Court Judge Jacqueline Carroll Cody is assigned to the case and will hear from both sides in Courtroom 7 of the Chester County Courthouse in West Chester at 1:30 p.m. Meadow…
Condemnation letters send wrong message to East Harlem property owners
“City Economic Development Corp. officials say they would prefer to negotiate, rather than use the power of eminent domain, but several of the property owners received condemnation letters on Tuesday, and they’re not buying the…
City Pays $1.55 Million for 3 Properties at New School
“The City has agreed to pay $1.55 million to take three properties by eminent domain from four owners, including one owner who works in the Mayor’s Office. The takings – all on Fernwood Place and…
Lynchburg city attorney awaits appraisal in eminent domain case
“Lynchburg will continue to try to reach an agreement with the property owner in the recent eminent domain case it filed, according to the city attorney’s office. City Attorney Walter Erwin said officials are still…
Urban Renewal defends pricey retreat
“Board members, staff and guests of Pueblo’s Urban Renewal Authority — 17 people in total — spent an estimated $10,000 on a two-day staff retreat at a Colorado Springs hotel a week ago. Batey said…
C-M seeks to seize property
“Canon-McMillan School District will begin the eminent domain process to take property across from the school’s football stadium that could be used for parking in the future. The empty lot – about 15,000 square feet…
Christie seemed unaware he signed Camden eminent domain bill
“Asked Monday about a measure giving eminent domain powers to a new Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University joint board of governors, Gov. Christie said he was unaware of such a proposal. “If a bill like that…