The City Council made the right move by allowing the process to move forward
“At this point, both of those criteria have been met in the case of the property at 1377 Humboldt Ave. owned by Jerry and Laura Douglas. That’s why the council, at its June 4 meeting, voted, 5-2, to initiate the eminent-domain process.
The city seeks to buy an easement through a corner of the Douglases’ property—a triplex located where Humboldt runs into Highway 99—for construction of a bike-and-pedestrian bridge over Little Chico Creek that connects with 20th Street Park.”
Chico News and Review 13 June 2013.