Wyoming House advances eminent-domain moratorium on wind collector systems
“The House voted Wednesday to extend from 2013 to 2015 a moratorium on eminent domain of property for certain wind energy lines. House Bill 40 would prohibit eminent domain for “wind collector systems,” which are…
Banksters’ Useful Idiots: Brockton Considers Dubious Eminent Domain Strategy, Tainting More Legitimate
“Regular readers may recall about a dozen municipalities, with San Bernardino getting the most press by being one of the earliest to consider it, were looking into using municipal powers of eminent domain to deal…
Stealing the Future: More Eminent Domain for Private Gain in Philadelphia
“Philadelphia officials used eminent domain to seize 35 properties for a private development project in Kensington, a neighborhood the city first declared blighted in 1968. The project, affordable housing and retail space, depends on public…
SMART OKs use of eminent domain to close rural Petaluma crossings
“The use of eminent domain powers was authorized by Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit directors Wednesday to obtain easements necessary to consolidate three rail crossings into one in south Petaluma. It would be the district’s first…
Wyoming House advances eminent domain moratorium on wind collector systems
“The House voted Wednesday to extend from 2013 to 2015 a moratorium on eminent domain of property for certain wind energy lines. House Bill 40 would prohibit eminent domain for “wind collector systems,” which are…
City of Oconomowoc to proceed with eminent domain of parcel for community center parking
“In a 4-3 vote Tuesday night, Common Council approved a resolution to proceed with establishing eminent domain of 219. W. Wisconsin Ave. Officials were presented with the option after Mayor Jim Daley said two years…
Jefferson County megasite proposal raises eminent domain abuse concerns
“The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and the county government are both saying that they are committed to an open and transparent process in the debate over the megasite, but some officials have said that…
Still as Moonlight: Why Tax Increment Financing Stalled in North Carolina
“This Comment argues that North Carolina’s TIF statute is infrequently used for multiple reasons, including its complexity, the availability of alternative financing forms, the constrictive nature of TIF’s statutory structure, and other ancillary factors such…
Is Transit-Oriented Development DC’s New Black?
“In addition, JLL notes that the success of mixed-use development is heavily contingent on demographics—namely young, educated adults. During the Great Recession many in this group were not in a position to invest in their…
Another City Looks at Eminent Domain as Solution to Foreclosures
“Another city hard hit by the housing crisis has proposed exercising its power of eminent domain on behalf of its underwater homeowners. The City Council of Brockton, Massachusetts voted this week to commission a study…