City Considers Ousting 'Undesirable' Businesses

City officials in Aurora, Colorado, are considering a plan to force out 40 "undesirable" businesses without compensation to make room for redevelopment.

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June 28, 2002, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Aurora city officials are considering a plan that would oust about 40 "undesirable" businesses over eight years, without compensation, to make room for redevelopment of a former Army base as a medical campus and mixed use area.Proponents say that forcing out those businesses - which include hotels, gas stations, liquor stores, storage facilities and mobile-home parks - without any payment is an appropriate way to redevelop the neighborhood around the Fitzsimons medical campus.But others call the proposal morally wrong and label it a ploy so the city can seize property without paying owners its fair value."

Thanks to Jennifer Edwards

FULL STORY: Fitzsimons plan ousts 'undesirable' businesses

Thursday, June 27, 2002 in The Denver Post

Community / Economic Development Colorado

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