Independence Institute

Property Rights Project


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The Independence Institute’s Property Rights Project was established in 2005 to serve as a community resource on land use issues—including but not limited to—eminent domain abuse, zoning regulations, and historical designations.

We established this site to connect people, community groups, legislators, and others across the nation. If you’d like to share your story, update others about news articles, legislation, lawsuits, or issues in your area or state, please send us an email.

Jessica Peck Corry, a policy analyst with the Independence Institute in Golden, Colorado, serves as PRP’s Director. From 2005 to 2007, Corry served as the Front Range Director of Colorado Citizens For Property Rights, and in 2006, co-sponsored a citizen’s initiative to add language to the Colorado Constitution to ban eminent domain for government-initiated private redevelopment. While the ballot effort fell short of making it onto the November ballot, it served as a catalyst for successful legislation that helped strengthen protections for property owners facing unjust condemnation disputes.

In 2004, Corry was part of a successful community effort to stop the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority’s attempt to condemn and pave over a privately-owned lake to make way for a proposed Wal-Mart parking lot. Her efforts have been featured by media around the globe, including the Wall Street Journal, the Times of London, MSNBC, and Fox News. In 2007, she was named one of Colorado’s top political “movers and shakers” by the Colorado Statesman.

Jessica can be reached at Jessica@i2i.org

Kate Melvin serves as a research assistant for the Independence Institute’s Property Rights Project. In addition, she is a senior at the University of Colorado, Denver, where she is majoring in economics and political science and has been named a Chancellor’s Scholar and a nominee to the USA Today’s College All-Stars.

Recognizing that property rights are fundamental to a stable, free-market economy, Kate is a member of the Colorado Property Rights Coalition and Concerned Commuters of Colorado. Her first published article, entitled “Stop RTD In It’s Tracks- And Fast” appeared in The Denver Post in March 2008. In addition, her work has appeared in The Denver Daily News, The Daily Camera, and The Colorado Leader. She is currently working on her first issue backgrounder for the Property Rights Project.

Kate can be reached at kate@i2i.org

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