12, Thursday, February Davis County Clipper News! 2004 Layton invokes eminent domain BY KIM WOODBURY ( lippet Cm tepi indent LAYTON well." Ciaiy City Attorney Cinne said "We need lo move loiwaid with the lirst eminent LiytonCity going lo com t lo get the Lind it needs lor a well mm a icsidcnt who ictuses lo sell his is I piopeit) Council on Teh. 5 unanimously passed a icsolu-turI he ( 'it v n invoking eminent domain, the light ol a government to seie pi ate piopeitv loi public use I hat means the cil will condemn 20 leet ol land belonging to I onn Madsen Hie cit sas it needs the land lo build a new road, but " Madsen sas lie's been i "bull-docd.- Hie pioposed mad would built watei lead to a lank in the east lootlulls aboe avion. In oidei to build and sauce the two million gallon tank, ( its I ngincei David Deckel leeommends expanding and paving a small mad that alieadv exists in the atea. lo pave the mad and bung it up to eitx code, the eitv needs So moie leet Oilicials have alieadv puichnxed 20 leet mm one landownei. but talks with the other landownei. Madsen, have hit a buck wall ' Negotiations aie not going 1 domain (in the city ) in a long time. Mavoi Jeriv Stevenson said it is veiv i. lie lor the city to take such diastic action, but in this ease it is necessary "We aie dealing with the health and saletv ol the entire aie. i and being able to piovide water to that aica," Stevenson said I oi the benefit ol the communitv you've got to move loiwaid 'tbu can't not get watei to people because ol one individual. Ilns is a clilli-cudecision, but we've got to lt move loiwaid" Cinne said the city must icsoit to seizing the piopcrtv because the veai-lonnegotiations with Madsen aie going nowheie Ciane said the mam sticking point is monev Madsen wants "seveial tunes" moie than the appiaised value ol the propei ty "What the piopeitv ovvnei wanted and what the appiaisei detei mined as tan market value weie miles apait." Ciane g said Madsen argues the load is unneeessaiy "Yui don't need this propei ty. he told the City " Council I lie icsidents will actually Madsen wants the city to continue using the road that goes to the cuirent watei tank, which runs thiough a neigh-bonnpiopeitv However, eitv oilicials say the small, sleep road is not an option loi the new tank Iheie is no way we would allow anvthing but a pickup, in good weathei. tip that load It would be tcmbly unsale." City Manage! Alex Jensen said. "It's not feasible lo build a tank that huge without an nnptoved road." Stevenson said. Besides building and serving the new water tank, city oilicials sav a laigei load is also neeessaiv to get tnc ti licks and snowplows into the com t "I have a lot ol othei objections that I don't vv ant to go into light now because this is going to be litigated and don't want to give away secicts beloie we get betoie the aiea Iheie aie a lew piopeilies on the lull that mav somedav be developed into pi iv ale homes "I his mad is critical. We need to aeciine the piopeitv and develop it as a load." Ciane said "We need that access veiv. veiv badly. We need it to access the tank and the piopeilies back theie." Cilv oilicials say that bunging he load up to code will be a big impiov email CHILDREN CANNOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED - GENERAL lam-buise- Please join us at But Madsen saxs the wida road is unwan anted and pionused to lake the battle to Bountiful House Assisted Living Friday, February 13th, 2004 At 7:00 in the evening As we dance the night away at a very special Valentine's Eve Dance! 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Now that the city has invoked domain. eminent Ciane said the lust step is to obtain tin older ol immediate1 occupancy I mm a tidge. It the udge appioves the tequest. vvoik can begin on the new toad said that even Ciane though the city is seizing the land. Madsen will still be loi the Ian mat bet value ol his piopeitv. llidge." he said Madsen also accused city oilicials ol leaving him out ol the loop have neva been invited to one city council meeting loi anv discussion on this piopei-l- y ADMISSION BY MARK WATSON ( lippt'i Stall Wmci CENTERVILLE Residents will have an oppoi-tunil- v to leal n about Utah ( )pen leleeomniunieations Association's Iniasd ueluie plan to build a hber-opti- e net-woi- 1450 W. 400 N.'f) W. Bountiful k in Centerville at an open house at city hall on luesdav. I eh 24 om s p m to 7 p m 295-RID- E he lust two horns icsidents will then have an oppoitunilv to tell cilv council membeis how thev led about the pioeet I'm taking a cautious look at this. m living to appmuch this with an open mind We don't want to do anvthing that wouldn't be in the best interest ol the citizens ol ( 'entei v illed said Mavoi Michael Deamci Hie mavoi said that the open house is designed lot residents Dining that lime he is not inteiested in healing the opinions ol telecommunications expats who are taking sides on the issue Dining the lust two houis tesidents will be able to learn Altei Win the government Mon - Fri. ( TKURS., FEB. Davis Co. 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