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Council approves easement acquisition authority, including eminent domain, for Nickel Avenue culvert project
Summary
Independence City Council approved ordinance 25-027 authorizing acquisition of general utility and temporary construction easements and permitting eminent domain if negotiations fail for the Nickel Avenue Culvert Replacement (project 132404).
On May 19 the Independence City Council approved ordinance 25-027 on second reading to authorize the city to acquire general utility easements and temporary construction easements for the Nickel Avenue Culvert replacement project (Project No. 132404). The ordinance passed 7-0.
The ordinance authorizes staff to negotiate easement acquisitions and, if necessary, initiate eminent-domain proceedings. It also authorizes use of experts and directs execution of documents and payment of funds to property owners or other rights-holders as required for the project.
The council took no extended public debate on the item during second reading; the city clerk called the roll and the ordinance passed unanimously. The transcript identifies the item as project number 132404 and notes the council’s authorization to use eminent domain if negotiations are unsuccessful.
No timetable for acquisition or construction was provided in the May 19 meeting record; the ordinance provides the legal authority for the project to proceed with land-rights acquisitions as needed.
