Corona council adopts amended resolution to expand eminent‑domain claims for McKinley grade‑separation project

Corona City Council on the evening of the meeting approved an amended resolution of necessity asking a court to allow the city to amend its eminent‑domain complaint for the McKinley Street grade‑separation project, expanding temporary construction easements and other property interests on parcels that include the Los Arcos and McKinley Executive Plaza properties.

The resolution prompts the city to seek leave of the court to file a first amended complaint in an existing condemnation case (City of Corona v. Circa Trova Restaurant Group Holdings Inc.), a procedural step the city said is required because construction needs and uses of the parcels changed during the project.

City outside eminent‑domain counsel David Skinner told the council the city originally adopted a resolution of necessity in June 2020 and later filed a complaint on July 24, 2020. During construction, project…