Not clear to land: MN city invokes eminent domain on ‘runway to nowhere’
“A proposed $1.5 million grass landing strip, which critics call the ‘runway to nowhere,’ touches down in a Minnesota courtroom next week.
The case involves eminent domain and centers on 9 acres of woods and wetlands, which are impeding a project that, if resubmitted in its current form, may fail to meet current federal guidelines.
“I’m not against eminent domain, but I should have some say,” said Greg Yankowiak, who’s fighting the Mora Municipal Airport’s annexation on part of his 75-acre landscaping business. “If they wanted to put a highway in front of my property, I’d gladly do whatever they need. But what’s going in is worth less value than what’s being taken out.””
Steward, Tom. Watchdog.org 5 February 2014.