Kelo v. New London: 10 years later
Fort Trumbull neighborhood remains vacant a decade after city took land
The dispute resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 pitted the city and the New London Development Corporation against seven property owners who did not want to sell their 15 combined properties on the Thames River peninsula.
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Fort Trumbull developers see opportunity in New London
Published April 28, 2022
Construction of The Residences at Fort Trumbull is underway on the Howard Street site for the first time since land was cleared for development in a move by the city that led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2005.
New London sells slice of Fort Trumbull to developer
Massachusetts-based Optimus Construction Management purchased four acres of land where it intends to construct 104 residential units and a hotel with extended-stay suites.
City approves development agreement for housing, hotel at Fort Trumbull
Published October 19, 2021
The project, which calls for 104 housing units and a hotel with extended stay suites, could be fully designed, possibly even approved, by the end of the year.
New London community recreation center gains key approvals
A planned $30 million community recreation center received two key endorsements this month.
Bravo for New London's community center plans
The city's plans for a recreational center fulfills a community need and will help heal the still open-wounds of eminent domain.
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New London approves $30 million community recreation center
The center, which would replace the Martin Center, would be built on 6.8 acres in Fort Trumbull.
New London council to vote on $30 million community recreation center at Fort Trumbull
Mayor Michael Passero said the establishment of a community recreational center in the city could be transformational, on the scale of the creation of Ocean Beach Park in 1939.
Urban renewal and the struggle of New London
For many who remember the city's experience with federal planning initiatives as a disaster, former New London development director Philip Michalowski's joke that Benedict Arnold was the mastermind behind the city's first urban renewal project in 1781 when he burned the city to the ground may not have seemed too funny.
Group is planting fruit trees, vegetables on Fort Trumbull eminent domain land
A loose-knit group of local activists with a rebellious streak announced last week that it had begun secretly planting apple trees and some vegetables on city-owned land at Fort Trumbull.
John Paul Stevens, longtime leader of Supreme Court's liberal wing, dies at 99
Published July 16, 2019
John Paul Stevens, a moderate midwestern Republican and former antitrust lawyer from Chicago who evolved into a savvy and sometimes passionate leader of the Supreme Court's liberal wing and became the third-longest-serving justice on the high court before his retirement in 2010, died July 16 at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 99.
14 years after Kelo, a phoenix stirs
Published May 14, 2019
A new proposal for apartments has promise but puts new emphasis on a conflict of interest at the Renaissance City Development Association.
'Little Pink House' movie revives eminent domain fight that put New London on national stage
Published May 5, 2018
The use of eminent domain by New London has been revived by the making of Jeff Benedict’s book, "Little Pink House," into a movie showing across the region this weekend.
Hollywood film paints New London pink
Published May 2, 2018
The stars were out for the world premiere of the newly released movie “Little Pink House,” based on New London’s Fort Trumbull eminent domain fiasco that ended in 2005 with a United States Supreme Court ruling in favor of the city.
'Little Pink House' makes its movie theater debut on Sunday
Published April 15, 2018
A sellout crowd of more than 1,000 people packed the Garde Arts Center Sunday to be among the first to see Hollywood’s take on the controversy that made New London a household name.
New London backs stronger partnership with development arm
The City Council on Tuesday authorized Mayor Michael Passero to sign an agreement with the Renaissance City Development Association that will expand their role in in exploring development opportunities in the city.
'Pink House' author tickled at casting of movie's lead role
Published September 17, 2015
Catherine Keener, nominated for Best Supporting Actress awards for “Being John Malkovich” (1999) and “Capote” (2005), has signed to play Susette Kelo
Local eminent domain film to be screened at library
“TRASHED,” a blend of documentary and drama made and screened 10 years ago by Nightshade Productions, will be shown on Aug. 19 at the New London Public Library.
'Little Pink House' could end up on the big screen
Korchula Productions has funding in place to make a movie of "Little Pink House" — the book that detailed the Supreme Court case of former Fort Trumbull homeowner Susette Kelo — and plans to start filming in September in Vancouver.
Could the Supreme Court overturn the Kelo decision?
Published June 22, 2015
If a Supreme Court decision is acknowledged to be wildly unpopular even by the justice who wrote the opinion, and polls show a majority of the public disagrees with the decision, might the Supreme Court overturn its ruling?
Fort Trumbull primed for development, RCDA says
Published June 22, 2015
To the naked eye, Fort Trumbull may look today like a barren tract of land that has not seen much progress in the decade since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the city and its development corporation’s use of eminent domain to make way for major development projects. But the Renaissance City Development Association, the new name of the New London Development Corp., says the peninsula is primed for development.
For lead plaintiff, 'What they did was wrong then, and it's still wrong today'
Published June 21, 2015
A decade after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the city and its development corporation could legally take Susette Kelo’s home and 14 other properties, she reflects on her role in the landmark case.
New London homeowners won public support, but constitutional argument did not save properties
Published June 20, 2015
The Institute for Justice argued in favor of a narrow interpretation of “public use” — that the taking of the condemned property must be by government or private owner that is legally required to serve the public.
Need to boost New London's tax base lost in fight over eminent domain
Published June 20, 2015
A decade after Kelo v. New London decision, city and NLDC officials say goal of improving tax base got lost in the fray