Water agency set to re-file eminent domain suit
“The Northern Will County Water Agency is preparing to re-file its eminent domain suit to take control of the water pipeline owned by private utility American Lake Water Company. Four of the agency’s five member…
Proposal to change Colorado urban-renewal process clears first hurdle
“House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, said he has no intentions of ending or even slowing the increasingly common projects in which cities offer tax-increment financing to get retail or mixed-use developments into certain areas….
What’s at stake in pipeline proposal
“The dispute centers on a plan by Kinder Morgan, a mega-corporation in the energy business (see its website to get a sense of the Goliath in this story) to build a pipeline through the Hilltowns….
Lee County Commission tables rezoning request that would allow new concrete plant
“Lee County commissioners voted Tuesday to table a rezoning matter that could result in a new concrete plant coming to the county. Action was delayed after Commissioner Greg Frich expressed his philosophical concerns about selling…
Colo. eminent domain case settled with $115,000 sale
“A contentious eminent domain case in which a local government sought to take private backcountry land for open space has been settled, with the landowners agreeing to a $115,000 sale. “To me, what just came…
Bill would give Colorado counties more say in how cities form urban renewal authorities
“A debate between Colorado’s cities and counties about cities’ use of tax increment financing to restore blighted areas has again reached the statehouse, and the result could impact Steamboat Springs. #House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso,…
A proper check on Colorado tourism funding
“We raised a red flag in 2009 about concentrating too much power in a committee awarding tens of millions of dollars to promote regional tourism. That concern, we still believe, was justified. Now, a measure…
Colorado tourism-incentive limits advance, despite concerns of funding board
“A bill to limit funding going to the final round of Colorado projects under a state program to promote regional tourism received overwhelming support from a legislative committee Thursday. But that was after a dust-up…
Colorado Couple Fights Seizure Of Cabin By County For ‘Open Space’
“Colorado landowners are in a losing battle with the county over their land, which local government is claiming for itself under the law of eminent domain. Colorado’s Summit County is aggressively targeting the land of…
Eminent domain bill killed; ethics complaint on lobbyist considered
“The Colorado House last week voted to kill Senate Bill 14-093, which would have granted eminent domain rights to oil pipeline companies. The House’s action came at the request of the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jenise…