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Speedway council authorizes eminent domain option to keep Crawfordsville Road pedestrian project on schedule
Summary
The Town of Speedway council approved a resolution authorizing the use of eminent domain as a last resort to secure one remaining parcel for the Crawfordsville Road pedestrian enhancement project, citing unresponsive property owners and a June construction start date for the project bid.
The Town of Speedway Town Council on April 14 approved a resolution authorizing the exercise of eminent domain authority as a contingency while the town seeks a small right-of-way needed for the Crawfordsville Road pedestrian enhancement project.
Town Manager Grant Kleinheins said the council did not take the step lightly and described eminent domain as a tool the town could use only after efforts to negotiate a voluntary sale failed. “Imminent domain is the ability of a government to come in and say your property is worth x,” Kleinheins said, adding the town would still prefer…
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