City asking court to rule on eminent domain issue

District Judge Dennis Hladik will oversee the case of the vacant structure held in trust by the family of Kenneth S. Dillard, who died in 2011.

The city of Enid wants to demolish that building and several others in the area to make room for the next stage of the Renaissance Project, a multi-million dollar renovation that will turn the area into green space and parking. The city also could build an amphitheater on the stretch of land between Garriott and Enid Event Center and Convention Hall.

Enid city commissioners gave the go-ahead last month for City Attorney Andrea Chism to file the civil suit. If the city is successful, it can take the land and the structure through eminent domain and pay what’s considered a fair market value.