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Commission approves easement payments and readies eminent domain for Ferris Road project
Summary
The board approved a series of resolutions establishing compensation for temporary easements along the Ferris Road corridor improvement project and authorized eminent domain where negotiations failed, with payments based on fair market appraisals.
County engineering staff presented and the board adopted a series of resolutions to establish compensation and proceed with right-of-way actions for the Ferris Road Corridor Improvement Project in Clinton Township. The resolutions cover multiple parcels and, where negotiations were unsuccessful, authorize commencement of eminent domain proceedings to secure temporary easements for reconstruction, pedestrian and bicycle improvements, and drainage work.
A county engineering representative said compensation is based on appraised fair market value and that the actions authorize commencement of eminent domain proceedings only after attempts to negotiate have been exhausted. Multiple resolutions establishing sums for different parcels were adopted by the board; staff said the actions are limited to temporary easements.
