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An Analysis Of Authorities: Traditional And Multicounty, Michigan Law Review
An Analysis Of Authorities: Traditional And Multicounty, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
This Comment will briefly define and describe authorities in general, as well as the new multicounty authorities. Their legal status and practical advantages and disadvantages will be explored. Finally, an attempt will be made to isolate the uses to which multicounty authorities can most profitably be put in light of the conflicting goals of maximum governmental efficiency and public accountability.
Exclusionary Zoning: A Wrong In Search Of A Remedy, Leonard S. Rubinowitz
Exclusionary Zoning: A Wrong In Search Of A Remedy, Leonard S. Rubinowitz
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This article discusses affirmative approaches to providing effective relief in two types of exclusionary zoning cases: (1) remedies specific to a particular proposed development or a given site and (2) regional remedies, which provide a generalized framework for meeting what courts are increasingly identifying as a regional problem: the need for decent housing for all families. In the first instance (the "single-site" case) a court would remove obstacles in order to facilitate development of low- and moderate- income housing on a particular suburban site. In the second case (the regional approach) a court would specify the obligation of the municipalities …
Determining Permissible Municipal Expenditures: The Public Purpose Doctrine Revived, Richard A. Van Wert
Determining Permissible Municipal Expenditures: The Public Purpose Doctrine Revived, Richard A. Van Wert
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This article surveys the criteria presently used by courts, commentators, and city officials in determining whether an expenditure of public funds is legally permissible. Each factor is then reevaluated to ascertain its place in a new attempt to determine more consistently the nature of proposed expenditures.