Nebraska Senator Pushing For Landowner Protections In Eminent Domain Bill
“Senator Annette Dubas sponsor of L.B. 152 says her legislation requires any entity using eminent domain to have all permits in place including a present plan and public purpose for using that land. Dubas says…
City must not let eminent domain blight its reputation
“One problem is that the City Council is too blinded by promises of high-end shops and movie theaters to see that this could do harm to the city’s reputation. How many businesses looking to relocate…
Investing In Citizenship: For The Rich, A Road To The U.S.
“The immigration program for the rich was designed to provide a boost to the U.S. economy, and it costs very little to give out the visas. The program allows 10,000 people a year to immigrate…
New development plan for 9th & Colorado site of old University Hospital complex
“7NEWS confirmed with King Soopers spokeswoman Kelli McGannon that the grocery chain is finalizing negotiations to build a standard King Soopers to be the anchor of the 9th and Colorado development. “We are continuing to…
Judge gives state a nod in Silveria ranch eminent domain case
“The state Department of Transportation has offered owner Lorraine Silveira about $1.8 million in a condemnation proceeding, including $282,000 for 32 acres of pastureland next to Highway 101 at the Redwood Landfill at the north…
Eminent domain starts for Blairs Lane Bridge
“Placerville City Council approved the use of eminent domain to acquire property for the Blairs Lane Bridge Improvement/Replacement Project at Tuesday’s meeting. The project, funded under a federal grant from the Highway Bridge Program, would…
New fight brewing over eminent domain
“The right of power companies to condemn private property for a transmission line is headed for another battle at the Montana Legislature, as a Republican state senator wants to repeal a two-year-old law defining that…
Transit-Oriented Development: The Economic Development Myth
“Government planners are steadily increasing their use of TOD. However, contrary to one of the central tenets of TOD, surveys indicate that most people do not want to be forced into high-rise apartments in a…
Fresno City Council approves eminent domain for frontage road
“The Fresno City Council voted Thursday to use eminent domain to acquire two plots of land in West Fresno in order to build a frontage road alongside Highway 180. The council voted 6-1 to proceed,…
Govt. overreaching on eminent domain, free speech
“But Old Dominion University is nearby and covetous. It wants the land on which Central Radio sits, and through ODU’s Real Estate Foundation is well along toward seizing it by inciting the city government to…