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Beltrami County board authorizes condemnation to clear century-old title issues for CSAH 20 reconstruction
Summary
The county board voted 3-2 to authorize use of eminent domain to clear unclear underlying fee title on parts of County State Aid Highway 20 right-of-way, a step officials say is needed to proceed with a road reconstruction and multi-use trail in the Northside Lake area.
Beltrami County Commissioners voted 3-2 to authorize seeking court-ordered condemnation to clear underlying fee-title issues on parcels needed for the County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 20 reconstruction and adjacent multi-use trail in the Northside Lake area.
Why it matters: County staff said title issues date to a 1920s relocation of the road; clearing title will remove a legal cloud that county engineers say has existed despite a century of public use and allowed permitting. Officials say clearing title is needed so the county can proceed with a long-planned reconstruction and multi-use trail.
County staff explained that during preparation of detailed construction plans staff discovered that some parcels along the…
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