They wanted to build affordable housing. The town took their land.

They wanted to build affordable housing. The town took their land.

A federal case out of Rhode Island could set a precedent in governments’ power over private developments. Can eminent domain be used to halt development in the name of public good?

The government shouldn’t tell people where to live

Conor Dougherty, who’s done a ton of great work on the housing beat over the years, wrote a piece for the New York Times recently with the headline “America Needs More Sprawl to Fix Its Housing Crisis.”On the one hand, I sympathize. I am anti-anti-sprawl. I like parks and wildlife preserves, and I’m all for investing funds in creating them. But I think that suburban jurisdictions implementing large lot zoning rules and saying they are fighting s…

SURREY COUNCIL APPROVES PROJECT ON CITY OWNED LAND

Mayor Brenda Locke SURREY – Surrey City Council has approved the use of municipally owned land for a new rental housing project that is expected to bring approximately 350 purpose-built rental homes to the city. The decision was made during the Regular Council Meeting held on Monday. The planned development will be located at 10975 126A Street, a 2.9-acre parcel in the South Westminster neighbourhood, near the Scott Road SkyTrain Station. At lea…

Naperville council approves land sale for Tower Court affordable housing

The city of Naperville is moving forward on a plan to sell a portion of the municipal-owned land on the southeast corner of Route 59 and 103rd Street for a residential development called Tower Court Residences, designed to serve seniors and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The city council on Tuesday, April 15, voted unanimously in favor of selling a 4.68-acre parcel within the South 40 property to an affiliate of housing…