Developer solicitation for publicly owned land.(land acquisition for community development)

Public Management, July, 2005 by Friedman, Stephen B.

Many communities are actively seeking to redevelop their downtown areas and other parts of the communties with mixed-use, commercial, or residential revitalization projects. Land acquisition is a critical issue for public sector involvement in such community development. If the public sector controls a site (ownership, contracts, or options), it has the opportunity to be more proactive in shaping development and working with developers.

If the site is not assembled, a step that precedes those described in this article is to formulate a strategy for attaining control of the site ...