The Apes of Wrath: It takes a village to raze a Chinese restaurant
“Last month, John Huggins, director of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, told a meeting of the Denver Urban Renewal Authority that it was the city’s strong preference not to use eminent domain to pave…
CBS 60 Minutes: Eminent Domain: Being Abused thru Blight?
“Jim and Joanne Saleet are refusing to sell the home they’ve lived in for 38 years. They live in a quiet neighborhood of single-family houses in Lakewood, Ohio, just outside Cleveland. The City of Lakewood…
Public Power, Private Gain
“Colorado cities rarely if ever engage in the typical transfer from one owner to a specific private party. Instead, local municipalities try to cloak their condemnation in a mantle of semi-public use, like an arts…
‘Original Aurora’ plan for Colfax adopted
‘Original Aurora’ plan for Colfax adopted. Denver Business Journal 28 January 2003.
This Old Housing Project: To save East Village, is it necessary to destroy it?
This Old Housing Project. Witcher, T.R. Westword 31 August 2000.
Public-private solution best for East Village
Public-private solution best for East Village. Denver Business Journal 11 June 2000.
Location, Location, Location: Nobody likes Bob Eason. Maybe it’s because he has all the wrong (property) values
Location, Location, Location Jargon, Julie. Westword 27 May 1999.
Takings debates rage across suburbs
Takings debates rage across suburbs. Denver Business Journal
Property bill would divide any burdens
Property bill would divide any burdens. Denver Business Journal 23 February 1997.