By Ann McCreary
A judge has ruled that the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) can acquire a small piece of private property through condemnation to complete repairs to flood-damaged Highway 153 at Benson Creek. The property …
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State will take Hwy. 153 property condemnation to court
By Ann McCreary State transportation officials will take condemnation proceedings to court to acquire property from Patrick Fitzgerald, who lives at the mouth of Benson Creek where flash flooding destroyed a section of Highway 153 last summer. Fitzgerald has objected to the way the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) repaired the highway after intense […]
Highway 153 property owner to fight condemnation
By Ann McCreary
Patrick Fitzgerald will “vigorously resist the state’s efforts to condemn his land” in order to repair a washout on Highway 153 at Benson Creek, according to a statement from his attorney. Fitzgerald has refused to negotiate sale …
State seeks private property condemnation to continue Highway 153 flood repairs
By Ann McCreary With negotiations at an impasse, state transportation officials are planning to use eminent domain to acquire property from a landowner near Benson Creek in order to repair flood damage on Highway 153. Repairs to other sections of Highway 153, damaged by mudslides during severe rainstorms on Aug. 21, are mostly complete, said […]
Dispute slows Highway 153 repairs
By Ann McCreary
Repair work on a washout at Benson Creek on State Highway 153 has been slowed because an adjacent property owner is not allowing construction crews onto his property.
