Thornton pays $60,000 for TOD planning
“Thornton will spend $60,000 for consultants to produce master plans for transit oriented development at FasTrack stations at 88th and 104th avenues. City council unanimously voted on a pair of resolutions approving intergovernmental agreements with…
Debris Removal Firm a ‘Con Job’
“Even as the first round of federal relief money from Superstorm Sandy makes its way to the Garden State and Gov. Chris Christie restates his commitment to dune projects, s*&! is hitting the fan. This…
Music City Center dealt big blow with ruling
“Less than three weeks before its star-studded grand opening, Music City Center was dealt a blow that could jeopardize the project’s ability to stay within its budget. The Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed on Tuesdaya…
Oil pipeline companies lose in eminent domain fight
“Some politicians want to fight Big Oil with the tools of big government: prohibit drilling, create windfall-profit taxes, impose new emissions rules, bar pipeline-building. But as with any industry, oil’s interests sometimes require big government,…
Boulder County assessor sets $2.9 million value on Longmont Dillard’s
“The valuation of Dillard’s has dropped by a little more than 22 percent in two years, according to the Boulder County Assessor’s Office. The county’s new appraisal of the department store rings in at $2,934,600….
Court upholds $30M tab for Music City Center land purchase
“A previous verdict ordering the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency to pay Tower Investments $30 million for land now used for Music City Center has been upheld by the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Nashville Post…
Colorado Kills Bill Granting Oil Pipeline Companies Eminent Domain
“That’s how Democrats in the House Transportation and Energy Committee reacted to a bill that would have granted eminent domain and condemnation rights to oil pipeline companies. But the committee instead voted 12-1 last week…
Rethinking the Federal Eminent Domain Power
“Eminent domain aside, the notion of great powers is increasingly relevant after National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, in which Chief Justice Roberts invoked a theory of great powers to argue that the Necessary…
Monroe Co. may face legal action over eminent domain
“Monroe County is moving ahead with an acquisition through eminent domain. But there may be a court fight ahead. The county commissioners voted 2-1 last night to acquire the building at 701 Main Street in…
HB 2748 is bad news for eminent domain in Texas
“For years, Texas claimed to be a property rights state. Our politicians waxed eloquent on the stump about the sanctity of private property in Texas. Sometimes you get the idea that Davy Crockett died at…