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Council adopts ordinance authorizing eminent domain process for Powell property to obtain sanitary sewer easement
Summary
After the developer reported repeated unsuccessful outreach to the property owners, Council adopted Ordinance 2692 to authorize eminent domain proceedings specifically for the Powell parcel to secure a sanitary sewer easement; the motion passed unanimously among members present.
Council considered Ordinance 2692 to proceed with eminent domain specifically as to the Powell property to secure a sanitary sewer easement necessary for the development. Staff said the ordinance limits imminent-domain action to that one parcel after the developer reported decades of outreach efforts and negotiations with other adjacent owners were successful. The developer, Travis Stra, told the council his team attempted contact repeatedly and had over a hundred exchanges while seeking voluntary easements; he stated they reached out roughly 15 times before the Paul family first retained counsel and subsequent negotiations produced no resolution.
A motion to adopt Ordinance 2692 carried on a roll call vote of members present. City staff said the ordinance only targets the Powell parcel and that the city and developer will continue to seek negotiated outcomes where possible; the ordinance authorizes the city to begin the statutory eminent-domain process if necessary.
