Redevelopment: Back with a vengeance?
“The same Jerry Brown who ended California’s controversial redevelopment agencies in 2011 is now considering legislation that would bring back something similar, but arguably with fewer restrictions on eminent-domain abuse and debt spending. Redevelopment agencies…
Greater Guidance Comes To Calif. For Land Appraisals
“Courts have long recognized that valuing mineral rights in eminent domain proceedings is inherently speculative, which can lead to wide swings in property valuations. So how can appraisers, property owners and public agencies best deal…
Considering the Eminent Domain of Sports Franchises
“In a thought-provoking article, Anthony F. Della Pelle considers the interesting question of whether the City of Los Angeles could simply “take” the LA Clippers via eminent domain. One might typically associate California’s Eminent Domain…
Legal fees pass estimates months before Missoula, Mountain Water trial begins
“Already, the city of Missoula has exceeded its original estimate for legal costs in its quest to take over Mountain Water Co. This spring, Mayor John Engen estimated the city would pay $400,000 total to…
City decision on blighted Gastineau Apartments expected soon
“Nearly two years after a fire destroyed the Gastineau Apartment building in downtown Juneau, the City and Borough of Juneau is yet to take a decisive action against owner James Barrett. However, that may soon…
Road projects could put eminent domain law to test
“The driving force behind a 2012 state constitutional amendment that strengthened property rights says construction along U.S. 29 may provide a proving ground for how the state compensates land owners in eminent domain cases. “This…
Landowners: eminent domain laws no longer reflect wind economy
“The eminent domain laws that will be cited as Mid-Kansas Electric Company takes 28 holdouts to court later this month no longer reflect the reality of the wind energy generation economy, a group of the…
Fulop Administration plans freight train line for Sixth Street Embankment
“The city council is moving forward with plans to use eminent domain to acquire the Sixth Street Embankment for freight rail, according to city documents. Ordinance 14.103 would authorize “relevant City departments to file for,…
Landowners: eminent domain laws no longer reflect wind economy
“The eminent domain laws that will be cited as Mid-Kansas Electric Company takes 28 holdouts to court later this month no longer reflect the reality of the wind energy generation economy, a group of the…
Board awards former owners of old York County prison $65,000 in eminent domain case
“York’s Redevelopment Authority must pay $65,000, plus $4,000 in costs, to the former owners of the long-closed York County prison on Chestnut Street, a court-appointed panel has ruled. The ruling by the three-member Board of…