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La Porte authorizes formal offer for 13-acre parcel tied to headworks/Travis Ditch project
Summary
The board authorized staff to make a formal purchase offer (per statute, based on two appraisals) for a 13-acre agricultural parcel needed for stormwater/wastewater headworks and Travis Ditch improvements; board members stressed negotiation first and eminent domain only if talks fail.
The Board of Public Works and Safety voted May 6 to authorize city staff to make a formal offer—based on two appraisals—for a 13-acre agricultural parcel adjacent to the city’s stormwater/sewer facility that staff say is necessary for headworks and Travis Ditch improvements. City Attorney Nick Otis and…
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