Neighborhood Preservation Zones Hearing Set
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By TOM BEAL, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  The city of Tucson wants to give urban neighborhoods a chance to create their own zoning rules - a tool it hopes will protect the character of residential areas as it tries to repopulate and redevelop older parts of town.
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Today the National Trust for Historic Preservation plans to sound the alarm by declaring Brooklynâs industrial waterfront one of Americaâs 11 most endangered historic places.
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By Andre Briscoe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 12--Del Rey Oaks residents will have another month to examine initial plans for future development on former Fort Ord property that the soon fall under city control.
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By Sean Ryan  Before unanimously endorsing a project to build up to 75 new houses in a blighted neighborhood, Milwaukee aldermen branched into a wider discussion of how to combat gentrification.
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By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 7--RIDGEFIELD -- Two public meetings are scheduled in September to collect comments on a plan for the future of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.   The U.S.
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By Mike Lee, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Dec. 13--FORT WORTH -- The City Council edged Tuesday night toward supporting a proposal to preserve nearly 2,000 acres of prairie in southwest Tarrant County from development.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 2--When it comes to saving many significant tracts of open space in the state -- land that should remain in its natural state to protect Connecticut's quality of life -- it's now or never.
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By Gina Macris; Journal Staff Writer  The former industrial complex's eligibility for historic preservation tax credits could pave the way for affordable housing.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 12--When I learned the La Crosse Redevelopment Authority planned a public hearing on the proposed sale of a small piece of land off Riverside Park to Jay Hoeschler, I thought I should write a story to let people know the property was available.
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By Paul T. Rosynsky  OAKLAND -- A lawsuit challenging City Attorney John Russo's decision to invalidate a petition drive against the 3,100-unit Oak to Ninth housing development will proceed through the court system, an Alameda County Superior Court Judge decided late Thursday.
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By Arlene Mart?nez, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Mar. 12--Property owners debating whether to keep their land undeveloped forever can reap better tax benefits if they do it this year.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 9--On Monday, Destin's city councilors will have their first chance to discuss the latest plan for the future of the city's harbor area.
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At a hearing Monday just blocks from the World Trade Center site, the mayor and other New York politicians and real estate developers urged Congress to continue a law that provides insurance against terrorism.
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By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 13--BAY ST. LOUIS -- The Bay City Council on Monday formally asked City Hall to freeze construction of a new beachfront bistro on Washington Street and force a pair of investors back through sometimes-brutal public hearings.
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By Ryan Bakken, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 8--Residents of the near north side of Grand Forks can learn about a plan to improve their neighborhood at 1 p.m. Saturday.   A presentation of the Mayor's Urban Neighborhood Initiative (MUNI) will be held at the Wilder School gym.
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By Daily News  A hearing on a proposed 1,440-home development called Landmark Village, the first phase of the Newhall Ranch project, was moved to Feb. 28.
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By Elizabeth Ahlin, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 24--COUNCIL BLUFFS -- In an attempt to beat the clock on new Iowa restrictions, the City Council will consider Monday taking as many as 66 properties through eminent domain over the next year.