Denver City Council expects DURA report on the stock show on Nov. 14
“DURA was tasked with providing a comprehensive analysis of the costs and benefits of proposals for the future of the National Western as well as address redevelopment activity along Brighton Boulevard, whether the stock show…
Honolulu’s Rail Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Is An Assault On Private Property Rights!
“At each of the proposed 21 rail stations, the city wants Transit-oriented Developments (TODs)“within half a mile radius” vicinity. The proposed rail stations are located at every mile; this means the 21 square miles “worm”…
Norton voters say no to island purchase
Approximately 200 voters sat and listened to the sound of the voting machine tallying votes in the Norton Middle School auditorium Thursday night. Would voters agree with the Friends of Pheeny’s Island to purchase Pheeny’s…
Ferndale goes to court to acquire Church Road properties for road project
“The two properties are among 44 on Church Road that will be affected by the $5 million project, which stretches from Main Street to Heather Drive. The city plans to rebuild and widen that part…
Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas seeks governor’s intervention in stalemate over reservoir
In 1998, Congress approved an agreement between the Kickapoo and the Nemaha-Brown Watershed Board to build the dam as part of another watershed program. But some landowners refused to sell their property and the watershed…
Clark County to seek loan for airport expansion judgment as appeal continues
Clark County officials have agreed to seek an $851,000 loan to satisfy a trial court judgment from an eminent domain case that the county continues to appeal to the state Court of Appeals. Without an…
Our Land: Fischer Turned Her Back on Landowners
Bold Nebraska is on the air with a TV ad featuring Nebraska landowners and citizens concerned about the TransCanada pipeline and eminent domain threats. The ad asks both Fischer and Kerrey to choose landowners over…
Mount Vernon, New York, Insufficiently “Pretty,” Says City Council
MVP Realty Associates, which intends to build a “transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, intergenerational mixed income destination,” paid for the blight study. Ross, John. Reason.com 25 October 2012.
Residents Gather and Demand Answers, Will Stony Point Property be Seized by Eminent Domain?
“The Hudson-Champlain Power Express is proposed by Canadian company Transmission Developers, Inc. (TDI) and calls for the construction of a 1,000-megawatt high capacity underground cable running from Lake Champlain down the Hudson River to New…