Real Estate & Property Law

City of Eagan, Minnesota Wins

By Alan Ackerman

The City of Eagan has successfully obtained property in order to initiate a redevelopment project. While one is not concerned with the notion that the area is "blighted", and therefore should be cleaned up; there are concerns that the reason the area is called ‘blighted' is because there is an opportunity for an economic development project.

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals sided with the city in its ruling Dec. 28, which involved three property owners who objected to the use of eminent domain to acquire their properties.

In its decision, the court agreed the redevelopment district is blighted and that redevelopment will lead to "increased employment and improve the general state of the economy."

The Appeals Court was told to weigh in on the issue of the public purpose of using eminent domain, and the issue of the city's quick-taking of the properties. It sided with the city on those issues.

Full post as published by National Eminent Domain Blog on January 04, 2011 (boomark / email).