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Tumwater committee schedules ordinance authorizing eminent domain for X Street Roundabout
Summary
Staff presented Ordinance O2025‑015 to authorize condemnation if needed to acquire right‑of‑way for the X Street Roundabout, a roughly $6.8 million project with $2.8 million earmarked for right‑of‑way; the committee moved the ordinance to the Dec. 2 council calendar with a recommendation to adopt.
City staff told the Public Works Committee on Nov. 20 that Ordinance O2025‑015 would authorize the use of condemnation (eminent domain) if negotiations do not produce the property rights needed for the X Street Roundabout, a project tied to federal grants with a funding and bidding timeline that requires early action.
Brandon Hicks, who presented the item, said the roundabout is the fourth project from the Capitol Boulevard corridor plan and estimated the total project cost at about…
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