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Lucas council adopts resolution authorizing eminent‑domain steps for small right‑of‑way tracts
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 2026‑08‑00584 declaring public necessity and authorizing initiation of condemnation for three small tracts needed for the West Lucas Road widening project; staff emphasized they will exhaust acquisition negotiations before condemning.
The Lucas City Council voted to adopt Resolution 2026‑08‑00584, declaring a public necessity and finding a public use to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire three small tracts of land needed for the West Lucas Road reconstruction and widening project.
The resolution specifies three tracts: a 1.159‑acre portion in the William G. McKinney survey (partial 14); a 1.621‑acre portion in the same survey (partial 22); and a 1.078‑acre tract in the James Lovelady survey (partial 40). City legal counsel and staff told council they will exhaust every effort to negotiate voluntary acquisitions before pursuing condemnation and emphasized that the needs are for small easement or right‑of‑way interests rather than taking whole properties or demolishing structures.
A motion to adopt the resolution was made, seconded, and approved by council. Council members reiterated that statutory steps and final offers are being followed before initiating litigation, and staff said only three properties currently presented acquisition challenges.
