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Tinley Park is denying allegations in a Justice Department lawsuit that it violated federal fair housing laws in its review of the since- abandoned apartment development The Reserve. The government brought the complaint last November regarding the village's handling of the apartment building , which had been planned for the northeast corner of 183rd Street and Oak Park Avenue . Earlier this year, the village settled a separate federal lawsuit filed by the developer of the project, Buckeye Community Hope Foundation . The village, in its response to the Justice Department lawsuit , denies that it "engaged in a pattern or practice of unlawful discrimination." While the village's planning department had determined the project was in "precise compliance" with the village's Legacy Code, the village in its response to the Justice Department lawsuit contends that the department's final report, before the project was considered by the Plan Commission, ...

First Coast News Video : Karen Brune Mathis First Business Report Almost 700 apartments are on track for development in the Deerwood Park area at Butler and Southside boulevard s. Early next year, The Vestcor Companies of Jacksonville plans to break ground on the $25 million, 400-unit Tivoli at Deerwood Apartments, and Wood Partners of Atlanta intends to start construction on the $20.5 million, 282-unit Woods at Deerwood Park. Both developers say the spot is a hot one for job growth, making the Butler and Southside boulevard location a prime candidate for luxury apartments. "It's right near all your employment," said Vestcor President Mark Ferrell , noting the Deerwood Park and Butler Boulevard office developments , the nearby University of North Florida and its First Coast Technology Park and the potential regional shopping villages under design for the area. The Tivoli at Deerwood Apartments now is under Jacksonville Planning and Development Department review . P...

Buy Photo U.S. Housing and Urban Development enforcement analyst Jerry Creamer , center, talks Wednesday during a meeting at City Hall in Farmington while Assistant City Manager Bob Campbell listens . (Photo: Jon Austria/The Daily Times) Buy Photo FARMINGTON — Officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development performed a site review today at the Apple Ridge Apartments , an 80- unit apartment complex  that has been the subject of increased scrutiny after a 64-year-old man's death at the facility in September. HUD spokesman Scott Hudman  said the inspection, which continues Thursday, will include a review of security, leasing policies, management practices, tenant-management relations and general maintenance of the complex, which is located at 1600 Cliffside Drive. He said he was not certain when the results of the review would be made available. "It will take them some time to synthesize the information and draw conclusions," Hudman said. The HUD inspec...

Five years after Howard County planning officials approved initial plans for a major transit- oriented development next to the Laurel Park race track , the project is back on the rails. New plans for the first phase of Laurel Park Station were recently submitted to Howard County's Department of Planning and Zoning, according to DPZ Deputy Director Raj Kudchadkar . The whole project is slated to bring 1, 000 residential units – a mix of apartments, condominiums and townhouses – as well as 127,000 square feet of retail space and 650,000 square feet of office space to a 65-acre plot of land in North Laurel, currently a parking lot adjacent to the Laurel Park MARC train station . Construction will take place over a period of eight to 10 years, according to Aaron Greenfield, an attorney for Laurel Park. The project is divided into four phases. "It's a transit- oriented development , so it's smart growth," Greenfield said. Phase one will bring 220 residential unit...

In the wake of the violence that erupted earlier this month at a white nationalist rally in Virginia, Asheville City Council approved a resolution condemning the actions of white supremacists and racial violence in Charlottesville. The resolution passed at its Aug. 22 meeting reads , in part: The Asheville City Council do hereby reject the message of all hate groups; renounce racism, white supremacy, anti-Semitism, the KKK, neo-Nazis, domestic terrorism and hatred; declare that those who want to spread hatred, bigotry and violence have no place in the city of Asheville; and commit to ensuring that Asheville remains a place of love and compassion, where hate is not, and never will be, welcome. The resolution also tasks Council ’s Governance Committee with reviewing “the relevant General Statutes and other applicable laws related to historical markers and monuments on city property.” Mayor Esther Manheimer said the city will formulate a plan for public engagement around monuments....

Each year public housing is thoroughly inspected in four key areas, and for almost a decade the Leo Paluch Apartments and its management has been ranked at the top. “Thanks to the hard work of our staff and the guidance of the Allen Park Housing Commission Board of Directors, I was able to lead our organization to our ninth straight year as a high-performing agency,” said Andrew Hill, executive director of the Allen Park Housing Commission . The four areas that were evaluated, along with the commission’s score, are as follows: ●Financial review — perfect score. ●Management review — perfect score. ●Capital Fund review — perfect score. ●Physical review — 31 out of 40. The combined total of the four independent U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reviews is 91 percent. That’s good news not only to the residents of the Leo Paluch Apartments and their families, but to the city of Allen Park as well. “Bottom line...the better we do, the better the city of Allen Park will d...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit handed down an important computer search case Friday , United States v. Griffith . The case is about computer search warrants , and specifically whether they can authorize a seizure of all devices that investigators discover that might contain the evidence sought. The frustrating part of the opinion is that there are a few different ways to interpret it, and I’m not sure which way is right. I thought I would explain why the case is important, why I’m not sure how to interpret it, and how it is in tension with other decisions. I. The Facts The facts of the case are simple. The police obtained a search warrant to search the home of a gang member suspected of involvement in a homicide. The warrant permitted the government to seize electronic storage devices in the home. The thinking was that gang members share a lot of information about their crimes, and that information was likely to be on their electronic devices such as their cellpho...