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Commission holds eminent‑domain ordinance for BPU utility project for 30 days
Summary
Outside counsel for the Board of Public Utilities described a utility project requiring easements; commissioners asked questions and voted 9–1 to hold the ordinance for 30 days so the BPU board can review and provide a recommendation.
The unified government heard a request on March 19 to authorize filing eminent‑domain petitions for narrow easements needed to extend a 12‑inch water main and electric conduit on a Board of Public Utilities project.
Tim Oric, outside counsel for the BPU, told commissioners the utility has negotiated broadly but remains in discussion with one property owner. He requested authority to proceed with condemnation filings if…
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