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Council approves starting offers for 99 Thompson Lane easements, grants legal authority to pursue eminent domain if needed
Summary
The City authorized up to $689,000 as a starting point for offers to acquire 99 permanent and temporary easements for Thompson Lane widening and gave legal staff authority to proceed with eminent domain if property owners do not accept offers.
The Murfreesboro City Council on June 26 authorized staff to begin easement negotiations for 99 properties affected by the Thompson Lane widening project and approved a maximum starting offer pool of $689,000 to cover permanent and temporary easements; the council also granted the city legal department authority to pursue eminent domain if voluntary agreements cannot be reached.
City staff said the widening project — a roughly 4‑mile corridor between Broad Street and Memorial Boulevard — requires relocation of water and sewer…
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