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The Connecticut Supreme Court's ruling in Maritime Ventures, LLC v. Norwalk (see story, p. 59) is philosophically consistent with the court's position in Kelo v. New London.(Slants & Trends)(Brief article)
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Land Use Law Report
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April 26, 2006
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THE CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT'S ruling in Maritime Ventures, LLC v. Norwalk (see story, p. 59) is philosophically consistent with the court's position in Kelo v. New London. This is a court that apparently seldom sees a taking of private property for urban renewal it does not like.
The court distinguishes its 2002 ruling in Pequonnock Yacht Club, holding a city acted unreasonably by not considering integrating nonsubstandard property into a redevelopment plan, by saying that there it did not have to decide whether a redevelopment agency must consider integrating non-substandard property where the use of the property is ...