CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply.
Over time, municipal facilities may become obsolete. Municipalities often face legal obstacles to implementing new uses for those facilities. A municipal lawyer must find legal routes to help clients enact innovative proposals that transform a facility’s use. Where real estate assets are involved, the lawyer often must find ways to accommodate or remove existing land-use restrictions. This seminar will discuss common land-use restrictions that impede changing the use of municipal real estate and then, as a case study, examine a City of Philadelphia project that transformed an abandoned reservoir into an environmental center and park. The project required compliance with land-use restrictions imposed under the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, a major grant program that affects municipal parks and recreation facilities around the nation.
Speaker: Lawrence Copeland
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2025 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 25 – April 28, 2025
Omni Shoreham Hotel
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2026 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 10 – April 13, 2026
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2024 IMLA 89th Annual Conference
Orlando, FL: Wednesday, September 25 – Sunday, September 29, 2024
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
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2025 IMLA 90th Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana: Friday, October 17 – Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
2026 IMLA 91st Annual Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah: Wednesday, September 23 – Sunday, September 27, 2026
Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City
2027 IMLA 92nd Annual Conference
Denver, Colorado: Thursday, October 14 – Monday, October 18, 2027
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
Section 1983 Program
Virtual
July 25 & 26, 2024
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IMLA in Italy
Lake Como, Italy
October 16-20, 2024
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