Denver mayor says stock show will stay put
“On Wednesday, the City Council will parse a report prepared by the Denver Urban Renewal Authority that found the National Western’s business plan is unsustainable. The report suggested the city look for a dedicated revenue…
The Great Surge of 2012: Rotterdam-on-Hudson vs. Gaia’s Eminent Domain
The Dutch, he writes, when making decisions on which land to protect from the sea, “simply run the numbers, and if something is worth less in terms of pure euros and cents, it is more…
Faced with being displaced to make way for new school
Mrs. Truckenbrod said she shouldn’t be forced to sell her family’s land in a down market. She was hoping to hold onto the land for at least five more years to sell for a good…
Papaikou eminent domain advances to final reading
Many in the community say the path – which has been improved and fenced off by its owners, with access granted during certain hours – has been the traditional trail to the popular Papaikou Mill…
Water company calls Claremont’s purchase offer ‘unrealistic’
A $54 million offer by the city to buy local assets from the Golden State Water Co. has been slammed as being impractical. Kruger said the city’s formal offer “is nothing more than the first…
Time to leave the coastlines
We can recreate the sand dunes that existed in many places before they were filled in to build housing, plant foliage complementing the beach environment to help nature take over. Beyond that, we need to…
Accord may open door for ouster of Sears
“In agreement approved Thursday between the Fort Collins City Council, acting as the Urban Renewal Authority, and the new owners of Foothills Mall could begin to formalize the city’s ability to take land by eminent…
Michael Hancock announces stock show will stay here in Denver — but which here?
Mayor-elect Michael Hancock hadn’t even moved into his office in City Hall when he learned that claim jumpers were trying to woo one of Denver’s longtime institutions: the National Western Stock Show. That discovery quickly…
North Nevada default hurts only bond investors
“While a default on $55 million in revenue bonds to pay for infrastructure at University Village Colorado doesn’t seem to come with many consequences, there likely will be some cleanup required. When the Colorado Springs…
Caldwell moves toward eminent domain action against Pioneer Irrigation
2008 lawsuit filed against the city, Pioneer Irrigation claims Caldwell illegally uses Pioneer’s storm water drains for city residential areas, a use the lawsuit argues will eventually cause flooding or public health problems or both….