North College housing project not dead yet
“Developers hoping to revive a geothermal housing and commercial project in North Fort Collins haven’t given up hope yet. Plans for a new 89-unit project stalled when the City Council, acting as the Urban Renewal…
Denver Condemnation Attorney Appointed to Represent Colorado in National Network of Eminent Domain Lawyers
“Jack Sperber, Esq., a partner in the Denver office of Faegre Baker Daniels, has been selected as the Colorado representative of the Owners’ Counsel of America, a nationwide network of eminent domain attorneys dedicated to…
Eminent domain oil pipeline bill fails in Colorado House
“The Colorado House of Representatives voted to postpone action on a bill sponsored by state Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, to give oil companies the authority to enact eminent domain to seize private property for oil…
New developer in place for lower Broadway
“New owners are in place to direct the future of the deteriorating Broadway Arts redevelopment zone in Long Branch. Summit-based Diversified Realty Advisors officially assumed control of the zone last month, taking ownership of 52…
City should have turned to TIFs instead of property tax hikes: study
“What the City of Chicago spent in each of the last several years on tax-increment financing funding exceeded what it owed in pension costs, so any proposal to raise property taxes to fund pensions should…
Public input is necessary on issue of beach access
“Much has been written in recent weeks about the problematic situation concerning York’s beaches. It appears the town owns at least one, but not the rest. Parts of Long Sands Beach are apparently owned by…
After ruling, eminent domain ban for Bluegrass Pipeline stalls in Ky. legislature
“The Ky. Senate finished the main business of the 2014 General Assembly without taking up legislation that would outlaw condemnation for the controversial Bluegrass Pipeline project. House Bill 31, which bans companies building natural gas…
COD offers to buy the mall but is prepared to use eminent domain, president says.
“College of the Desert plans to transform the defunct Palm Springs Mall, a 48-year-old structure that has sat mostly vacant for years, into a West Valley campus with room for 3,000 students. The college offered…
Council member Miller will propose eminent domain restrictions
“In questioning Mayor Steve Bach’s three nominees to the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority Board on Monday, council member Joel Miller wanted to know where they stand on the use of eminent domain. The issue…
Inclusionary Eminent Domain
“This Article proposes a paradigm shift in takings law, namely “inclusionary eminent domain.” This new normative concept provides a framework that molds eminent domain takings and economic redevelopment into an inclusionary land assembly model equipped…