[Winona] Re: Winona Digest, Vol 25, Issue 13

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:36:24 -0800 

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I as well agree that the case(s) must have been settled out of court. I dont know if you guys recall(and maybe this was mentioned earlier in this thread, if so, I appologize for the rehash) but the hwy 52 project in Rochester drew large debate due to the inadequecy of valuations( and the variety) on properties involved with that project.
 Regarding Mr. Finns letter on the Huff St tunnel; I think you are going to see quite a bit of opposition to that project as a whole from taxpayers and the the property owners will probably be up in arms as well. Should make for good type for the local newspaper.
 
C.E. Woodford

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1. Re: RE: Property Taxes, Eminent Domain, and Absolute Power
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Unless there is some publicity or other means to get the media interested in following up on the story, the case could have been settled out of court without anyone except the parties knowing about it. Any one of us can go to the District Court and find out (by inquiring) if the case has been settled or is still pending on the docket.
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"Some comments have been posted on the thread of property taxes and the ability of government to condemn property (under eminent domain proceedings) for public purposes. .... "



Speaking of eminent domain: two individuals, a portion of whose property was appropriated for the Pelzer project, contested their compensation as being inadequate. That was a while ago and I haven't seen any news of a court ruling on the matter. (No houses involved, just vacant land along the right of way. I don't recall any of the homeowners going to court.) I wonder about the outcome. Maybe that's something that takes years to resolve.



The issue looks like it will get much attention in this year's Minnesota legislature. I'd guess, based on a casual observation of the area around the Huff Street rail crossing, that eminent domain would need to be invoked for the tunnel project. Even if the tunnel could be confined to the current right of way, Belleview Street would likely be blocked off as would access to adjacent businesses. Of course, that's for a road expansion which isn't so controversial a use of eminent domain as an urban revitalization scheme.



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