Mean Green is an unfortunate motto when UNT is moving toward eminent domain. Headlines to come- Mean Green Won’t Give Land Owner the Green. Mean Green is Mean to Land Owner. UNT Regents voted to acquire land a Sack ’N Save sits on to build a UNT community services center. The Sack ’N Save has good freeway access. UNT wants good freeway access too.
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The California legislature sought to find middle ground over public beach access through a California billionaire’s property. The courts sided with the surfer’s right to beach access. The legislature sought the more peaceful resolution for the billionaire- negotiation. Governor Brown agreed and signed the bill. But if negotiation fails, eminent domain is back on the table. A billionaire wants to keep his beach private. Surfers want to surf. Never ending circle between the courts an…Surfers Blocked from Beach. Eminent Domain on the Horizon.
Blight Fight. Do Co-Development Agreements Work?
Mean Green UNT: Go Eminent Domain!
Remedying blight is controversial. Unwilling sellers don’t want to part with their property. Some clever unwilling sellers want a co-development agreement in lieu of eminent domain. Long range profits are a trend in eminent domain compensation, and in some instances can mean less upfront funds are required to purchase land. [Muskogee Phoenix]