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Merriam, Dwight Haines was born on April 20, 1946 in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Austin Luther and Lillian Diana (Olsen) Merriam.
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As challenges to land use and environmental controls by landowners and the property-rights movement have become more frequent, the concept of takings -- government action that excessively limits a property-owner's use of private land -- has become both increasingly familiar to the public, and increasingly problematic for planners, local officials, and anyone involved with making day-to-day decisions about land use. A vast and diverse body of case law has come into existence over the past several decades, and the controversy generated by recent legal decisions has resulted in a significant level of ideological bias in much of what has been written on the topic.This volume is an objective and authoritative examination that considers all aspects of the takings issue. It is a much-needed guide and overview that introduces and explains issues surrounding regulatory takings on the local, state, and federal level for anyone involved with private land and government limitation of its permissible use. The authors describe where the law is now, predict where it might go in the future, and review conflict-reducing solutions to a variety of situations. They condense an immense amount of information into a clear and accesible format, making the book equally valuable for lawyers and non-lawyers alike.The Takings Issue addresses procedural hurdles involved in getting a takings issue heard by a court, examines what does and does not constitute a taking, and considers the remedies available to landowners involved in takings actions. It treats concerns such as zoning, dedications and exactions, subdivision platting, and other local issues in some detail, and also considers state and federal issuesinvolving industrial site approval, endangered species and wetlands protection, restrictions on access to resources on federal lands, and other topics.The book is an essential reference for planners, land use lawyers, developers, and students of planning and law, as well as for policymakers and citizens involved with takings issues.
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Merriam, Dwight Haines was born on April 20, 1946 in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Austin Luther and Lillian Diana (Olsen) Merriam.
Bachelor cum laude, University Massachusetts, 1968. Master in Regional Planning, University North Carolina, 1974. Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1978.
Land use planner Charles E. Downe, Newton, Massachusetts, 1968. Associate Byrne, Buck & Steiner, Farmington, Connecticut, 1978, Robinson, Robinson & Cole, Hartford, 1979-1983. Partner Robinson & Cole LLP, since 1984.
Adjunct professor law Western New England College, 1978-1986, University Connecticut, 1982, 84-87, Vermont Law School, since 1994. Instructor planning University Bridgeport, 1981-1983, University Connecticut, 1986-1992. Member faculty National College District Attorneys, 1983-1987, National Judicial College, 1994.
Member faculty American Law Institute-American Bar Association Land Use Institute, since 1988. Instructor city and regional planning Memphis State University, 1989, 94. Speaker in field. With United States Navy, 1968-1975, Vietnam, captain United States Naval Reserve, 1975-1999.
United States Naval Reserve, 1975-1999.
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Board directors Connecticut chapter Appleseed Foundation, 1997-2000, American Boat Builders and Repairers Association, 1995-1999, Growth Management Institute, Washington, since 1992, Housing Education Resource Center, 1984-1988, Housing Coalition for Capitol Region, Inc., 1984-1986. Board directors Connecticut Fund for Environment, 1981-1985, legal advisory committee, 1985-1988, legal advisory board, 1978-1981. Member Environment 2000 environmental plan advisory board Connecticut Department Environmental Protection, 1987-1991.
Associate Environmental Law Institute, since 1987. Member housing task force Connecticut Department on Aging, 1981. Member Governor's Housing Task Force, Connecticut, 1980-1981.
Fellow: Royal Institute Chartered Land Surveyors, American Institute Certified Planners (president 1988-1990). Member: American Bar Association (communications director state and local government section since 2006), American College Real Estate Lawyers, Association State Floodplain Managers, International Municipal Law Association (chairman section on zoning, planning and land development 1988-1989, chairman Connecticut 1999—2003), American Planning Association (chairman legislation committee Connecticut chapter 1978-1980, executive committee planning and law division 1978-1988, chairman planning and law division 1984-1986, editorial advisory board 1984-1992, board directors 1988-1990), Connecticut Bar Association (executive committee zoning and planning section 1985-1987, since 1991).
Married Cynthia Ann Hayes, May 21, 1966 (divorced June 1992). Children: Sarah Ann Leilani, Jonathan Hayes. Married Susan Manning Standish, May 6, 1995.
Children: Alexander Harlan, Lucy Caroline.