Jury awards Kokomo Glass Shop $305,600 in eminent domain case
“A trial last week ended with a jury awarding a local business more than $300,000 after a portion of its property was seized by the city of Kokomo to construct the incoming downtown hotel…
President’s weekly report — March 27, 2015
“Eminent domain — New Jersey Supreme Court abandons precedent, Property rights — Settlement in North Carolina, Property rights — Public trust doctrine in Indiana, Property rights — Compensation for lost access” read the entire article…
Communities lose more than they gain from TIFs
“Tax increment financing is sold by supporters as the closest thing to a free lunch mankind ever invented. We differ. Tax increment financing districts are downright dangerous. Anytime someone promises a free lunch, you should…
Tax increment financing not bringing in more jobs or income, says analysis
“Tax increment financing (TIF) is a popular but ineffective economic development tool for Hoosier communities, and it needs more stringent state oversight, says a new policy brief from Ball State University. “Some Economic Effects of…
IRS wants to move Hy-Tech case to federal court
“The federal government is seeking to move the civil lawsuit brought by the city of Anderson against Hy-Tech Machining to a federal court. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana filed a motion…
Indiana mayor wants old house turned into police substation
“The mayor of a southern Indiana city wants to turn a pre-Civil War era home that now sits in the city’s newest park into a police substation. But Jeffersonville officials face some hurdles before Jeffersonville…
NATION’S LARGEST EMINENT DOMAIN LAND GRAB DEFEATED
“Monday evening, after months of living with the uncertainty that they wouldn’t have a home for Christmas, the residents of Pleasant Ridge scored a major victory against a mayor who sought to bulldoze 354 homes…
Clarksville council uses eminent domain for stormwater project
“Eminent domain is usually an antagonistic process, but Clarksville Town Attorney Chris Sturgeon says the town’s decision to use it to acquire easements for a stormwater project is simply procedural. The town council voted unanimously…
Utilities gets second eminent domain request
“For the second time in a month, the Lebanon City Council granted Lebanon Utilities the power to exercise eminent domain over a portion of property located at 1802 Dead End Road at Monday’s council meeting….
City starts eminent domain process
“The Anderson Redevelopment Commission has started the process to obtain the former General Motors Plant 18 site through eminent domain. The commission on Thursday voted unanimously to request that the Anderson City Council adopt a…