MINOT, N.D. (AP) - The city of Minot is taking initial steps to obtain 10 properties through eminent domain for the city’s flood protection project.
The Minot Daily News reports (https://bit.ly/1NX5hz9 ) that the city’s finance and improvements committee voted last week to advance a resolution authorizing eminent domain.
Joe Stenvold owns property in southwest Minot on the resolution’s list. He says he’s been renovating the house on the property and is ready to take his property valuation dispute to the court.
Stenvold says the city offered him half the price of other properties in the area that have a smaller square footage. He says the offer is about 60 percent of the property’s taxable value.
Not all the listed properties will end up going through eminent domain, as settlements still could be reached.
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Information from: Minot Daily News, https://www.minotdailynews.com
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