Welcome to the Future!
Ecotourism: Wilderness operators in Canada are arguing for their private property rights for ecotourism.
Economic Impact: As the rights of ecotourism are challenged, investors are pulling their funds out of the Candaian wilderness.
Prince George Citizen | Wilderness operators demand property rights
What’s the land use proposal causing the gaffaw? Napa County may have a June 5 ballot initiative that would ban personal-use heliports on rural Napa County properties.
What are the private property rights arguments? Limiting the use of property infringes on private property rights
What is the current status of personal heliports in Greater Napa? allows personal-use airports and heliports with a county use permit
Napa Valley Register | Napa County private heliport measure supporters turn in…
The Professional Sports Team: Crew SC, an MLS team in Columbus OH
What is the basis for the eminent domain threat by OH’s Attorney General? “Art Modell Law” which Ohio passed after the Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore
What does the Art Modell Law require? A professional sports team that receives taxpayer funds cannot move without approval of the city or without offering the team for sale
Fox 28 | Ohio Attorney General sends letter to Crew SC owner threatening to sue
Rhode Island wants to build a new PawSox stadium.
To get to a new stadium, legislators filed S-0990 & S-0989, that included funding requirements, new eminent domain provisions, and reworking the definition of blight.
Public input on the eminent domain provisions & transparency concerns raised by the State Republican Chair, led to the removal of new eminent domain and blight provisions.
RINPR | Revised PawSox Bill Steers More Revenue To Pawtucket; Outlook In RI House Uncertain
Wilmington, DE Mayor Mike Purzcki proposed to eliminate blight by:
The opposition killed it by:
What solution did opponents want? Protections in ordinance that limit the ability to take owner occuppied homes and to prohibit takings for minor violations.
The city: Nashville
The local enforcement mechanisms against home based businesses in Nashville: Nashville has a “home occupation law” that bans ” home-based businesses means local musicians, hairstylists and other aspiring entrepreneurs face steep fines and potential imprisonment if any customers physically come to their homes to do business.”
The Institute for Justice lawsuit hook: Nashville is preventing in home music recording studios. Music City is opposed to music.
The property…
The city: Charlestown Indiana
The code enforcement fines: Code enforcement violations began in the summer of 2016, after city council adopted fines that cannot be waived
The alleged goal of city leaders: revitalization
The court’s response to the code fines:
The public use:To build a rail spur
The land: 37 acres of Indiana farm land
The condemining entity and its compensation offer: St. Joseph’s County offered $344,000
The value awarded by the panel of 3 court appointed appraisers: $1.4 million.
Houston Chronicle | Land sought by Indiana county valued at 4 times county offer
The pipeline location: Virginia
The pipeline campaign background on messaging tactics on eminent domain:
What was the pipeline response when the campaign materials were inadvertently placed on its website:
The 10th Circuit said NO, a utility cannot condemn tribal lands.
The utilities say- the 10th Circuit ruling “threatens the national power grid by effectively blocking Congress’ authorization of condemnation of allotted tribal lands”