Development is focus of Solberg testimony
“Committeeman Frank Gatti said the last thing the township wanted to do was acquire the Solberg Airport property through eminent domain, but the fear of development and an inability to negotiate a price forced the…
Tax Collector Moves to Seize Pulido Family Business
“The Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector last month issued a notice to Miguel Armando Pulido – the mayor’s father — saying it has assumed the power to auction off the Ace Auto Care building because the…
Colorado Springs-area retail centers continue to expand
“”Remember, we’ve gone though a down economy,” said Mark Useman, a retail specialist with Colorado Springs Commercial, a local brokerage. “Now, we seem to be starting to come out of it, and retailers are taking…
Erie OKs eminent domain power at Aaron Harber’s Golden Run
“The Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to authorize a third-party’s acquisition, through eminent domain, of a small slice of television host Aaron Harber’s property. Harber and the Erie Farm Metropolitan District, better known as…
Colorado Springs hires outside attorney for advice on City for Champions
“The city of Colorado Springs has hired an outside attorney to give a legal advice about a citywide Tax Increment Financing district for the City for Champions project. In an Aug. 19 email from city…
Blight designation in downtown Steamboat Springs may pave way for urban renewal projects
“Poor pedestrian lighting, missing sidewalks and the presence of a flood zone are some of the things that have helped downtown Steamboat Springs join Colorado’s long and growing list of blighted areas. #Blight is a…
Erie trustees could grant eminent domain power to Golden Run neighbor
“Aaron Harber, a public affairs television host and owner of the controversial 320-acre Golden Run parcel in Erie, is crying foul over a resolution on the town board’s agenda that, if approved, would allow a…
Quiet Corner Whispers: Eminent domain has long rankled property owners
“In the Quiet Corner, there have been numerous eminent domain projects that have changed lives and the landscape forever. Some, as in my family’s case, involved the building of a highway (state Route 52), while…
Utility petitions court for eminent domain power
“The Mid-Kansas Electrical Company is petitioning the Ford County District Court in an attempt to secure the right to use portions of 28 tracts of privately-owned land, roughly 143 acres, to complete an electricity transmission…
New Jersey Land Grab Outlives the Casino It Was Supposed to Complement
“A few months ago, Damon Root noted a New Jersey eminent domain case in which the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) was seeking to condemn a home near the Atlantic City boardwalk so the property…