Rauf Bolden: Abusing eminent domain in Orange Beach
“Confiscating properties through eminent domain to build bridges and roads in Orange Beach is abusive. It rails against conservative ideals. Nothing says socialism quite like seizing private lands, getting what the government wants at…
Aposporos: Will city settle or scuffle to defend its building ordinance?
“Bert Harris meant no harm. This former Florida state representative, citrus grower and rancher is a hero of property rights activists. There is a law named for him: the Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property…
Court further limits reach of gas drilling law
“A Pennsylvania court has further limited the reach of a major 2012 law that modernized drilling regulations, ruling Thursday that state public utility regulators cannot review how local zoning restrictions affect the natural gas industry….
Federal suit aims to secure Alameda street through eminent domain
“The federal government has filed a lawsuit against the state of California and the East Bay Regional Park District in order to use eminent domain to secure McKay Avenue, the street leading to the Crab…
Selectmen vote against taking Berry Street land by eminent domain
“he selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to recommend against attempting to take by eminent domain the Berry Street land where a developer has approval to construct 196 apartments. The developer, North Andover Holdings LLC, applied…
Lee County Commission rezones tract that may be sold for new concrete plant
“Lee County Commissioners voted 3-2 during a called meeting Monday afternoon to rezone five acres of land on Mossy Dell Road, which may lead to the construction of a new concrete plant. Chairman Rick Muggridge…
Seattle paving a parking lot to put up … a different parking lot
“Eminent domain is a government tool that only very rarely should be used. It is so powerful; such an incursion on individual and property rights; and so seldom used to truly improve a community. We…
City Council: Zone change approved for land next to Melgaard
” The zoning change, adopted on second reading by an 8 to 1 vote, gives the entire property an R-2 zone and restricts the density of development on the land. R-2 is a medium-density residential…
Highest and best use and zoning changes in eminent domain cases
“Typically in eminent domain cases, the court system seeks to achieve just compensation through the remedy of damages. It’s important for both property owners and attorneys to recognize the types of eminent domain damages that…
Who Owns Colorado: Cracking Denver’s new zoning code
Who Owns Colorado: Cracking Denver’s new zoning code. Titus, Stephen. ColoradoBIZ Magazine 01 April 2010.