Legal Opinion
McMurray v. City Council of West Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 27, 2002No. 01-0701PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STREIT, Justice.
A group of taxpayers argue the City of West Des Moines incorrectly used its powers under the urban renewal statute to create an urban renewal plan including projects to facilitate various public infrastructure improvements. 1 Opponents argue the designation of an urban renewal area in this case is for the sole purpose of allowing a private developer to construct a $150,000,000 shopping mall. They challenged the urban renewal development plan arguing it is inconsistent with the purposes of the Iowa urban renewal statute, inconsistent with the City’s comprehensive plan, and in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
- Miller v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1963
- Bowers v. Polk County Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Kelly v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2001
- Kolbe v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Greenwood Manor v. Iowa Department of Public Health, State Health Facilities CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Fults v. City of CoralvilleSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003
- Concerned Citizens of Southeast Polk School District v. City of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, and the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill, IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
- Amended June 24, 2016 Concerned Citizens of Southeast Polk School District v. City of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, and the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill, IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
- Concerned Citizens of Southeast Polk School District, and Southeast Polk Community School District Board of Education, Intervenor-Appellant v. City of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, and City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill, IowaCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2015
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