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Supervisors approve two appointments to Muscatine County Compensation Commission; staff outlines condemnation process
Summary
The board approved two applicants to the Compensation Commission and received an overview of condemnation procedures and statutory selection rules from Melissa Hurlbutt.
Muscatine County supervisors on Oct. 20 approved two applicants to the Muscatine County Compensation Commission for terms running July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and heard a presentation on the commission’s role in condemnation proceedings.
Melissa Hurlbutt described condemnation as "the process of taking private property for public use through the power of eminent domain" and said just compensation must be paid to property owners. Hurlbutt explained that the chief judge (or the judge's designee)…
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