http://www.ottumwacourier.com/local/local_story_166223555.html
"There's another wrinkle in the spat. The farm isn't within city limits. It lies just to the northwest of the existing city. City officials say they can condemn the farm and use eminent domain to make the park. The Palms say the city's condemnation power ends at its city limits. Both sides have some legal ground from which to argue. Iowa law allows condemnation outside of city limits in some circumstances. Cities may use eminent domain to acquire property for utilities, municipal airports, landfills and waste disposal facilities. The law changed in 2006, according to the Iowa Attorney General's office. Iowa code previously said only that a city could acquire ground outside city limits "in the same manner" as land within limits.
