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Council authorizes condemnation process to advance SR 99/South 370th roundabout after property owner objects
Summary
Council advanced an ordinance to authorize condemnation for right-of-way needed at SR 99 and S 370th Street roundabout; property owner Frank Clark argued the city's appraisal undervalues his parcel; council voted 6–1 to forward the ordinance to second reading.
The Federal Way City Council on Sept. 16 voted 6–1 to move forward with a condemnation ordinance that would allow the city to acquire small parcels of right-of-way needed for the State Route 99 at South 370th Street roundabout and access‑management improvements. The measure advances the acquisition to a second reading and potential enactment on Oct. 7.
Why it matters: the project requires permanent right-of-way from three parcels to construct a roundabout and related access-management features. The city says repeated good‑faith offers have not led to negotiated easement purchases; the condemnation ordinance begins a statutory process to secure property if negotiations fail.
What happened at the meeting - Presentation: City engineer John Cole told the council that offers had been made to three property owners and that certified mail…
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