Eminent domain set for road projects in Fair Oaks, Carmichael
“Sacramento County real estate officials have been given the green light to use eminent domain law to acquire parts of 34 properties along Hazel Avenue in Fair Oaks, and Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael as part of two major road improvement projects.
Fourteen of those mandated purchases, approved by the county Board of Supervisors, will take place this winter for portions of properties that front Hazel Avenue to make room for crews to install underground utilities next year, starting in late spring. The acquisitions and utility construction represent the final steps before construction begins to widen Hazel from four lanes to six lanes.
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Bizjak, Tony. Sacramento Bee 7 November 2014.