Threat of eminent domain ends quietly

“The City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a land purchase from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints near 600 East and 600 North.

The vote ends the possibility of eminent domain, which the city threatened in mid-April. The decision excluded Councilman Fred Moss, who was absent.

The and comprises .45 acres of what has been far right field of a softball diamond owned by the church. The city will pay $130,000, which will be refunded by a private developer.

That developer plans to build the Villas at Stone Creek subdivision in the area. The land will be used for a road that will connect it to 600 East.”

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Palmer, REbecca. The Davis Clipper 26 June 2013.