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Comz0` oi'.~'/eat'n~' v ~' bi/er. <br />N '&,:.2d.300 (Nlim~ Ct <br />()cl. Jg. 1998). <br /> <br />MU'ut Sial. ch. [ ~7 <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. ~ I I ? 03d <br /> <br />Mmn Stat...-.' [ 7 Ui(~ <br /> <br />~,'.,eie.4l 5S'7 N.'vV.'d j2~ <br /> <br />£ssendally, as long as a publio purpose exists and the landowner is paid the <br />value of the proper%, ~xed in Minnesota by court-appointed commissioners, a <br />c U" is allowed to ~cquire prope~W ~gains~ the will of the ]andowna'. <br />However, k should be clear ~h~ ~ city miuh[ not aiwavs have the risht to <br />institute eminent domain proceedings upon a [andowae~'s mere <br /> <br />For example, a public body may not acquire properly for speculative t~ture <br />use by condemnation, Thd condemnin~ ~uthority must establish ~ha[ <br />intends co use ~he proper~y f~r a particular, identified public purpose within a <br />re~onable <br /> <br />The courts c, lve ~rea~ weight to a condemnfn~ authori~'s decision, which <br />will be ove~urned only [fi~ is ~rbitrarv or unreasonable, or lfd~e evidence <br />~g~mst the necessity or public use <br />re~ona0Jy necessary or convenient fbr ~he fmzhemnce ora proper purpose, it <br />will be upheld. The city does nor have m si~ow absolute necessi~ to acquh'e <br />the prope~ tn order to take property by condemnation. ~hoW~g re~onab[¢ <br />necessity or convenience ~br public use is sufficient, unless the condemnation <br />acdon is between two condemning authorities ~nd the [and in question is <br />already dedicated to a pubtic purpose. <br /> <br />To acquire proper~ by eminent domain, cities mus~ follow the procedure in <br />the comprehensNe ¢minen~ domain statute. Under that law. the council <br />b, picaily b%ins proceedings by passing a resolution. The ciE~ must d~en file a <br />petition wid~ tl~e district cou~z stating the proposed public purpose. If' the <br />cou~ de~ermines ~he purpose is ~n ~udlol'~zed public p. Hq~ose. i~ ~ppoin~s <br />commissioners to appraise the landowner% damages. The panics may appeal <br />~he commissioners' appraisal. <br /> <br />When seek[n8 ~o acquire property t~r transportation purposes, ~he acquiring <br />authomy mus: obtain at Je~ one appraisal and share appraisal information <br />with d~e a 'ooe~v owner ~,eto'e submitzin~ an sminent domain aetidon <br />tout%. The acqtdrU~g sud~ot'~y must a%odate ~n good fakh t~r dh'ec~ <br />purchase before usin~ eminent domain. <br /> <br />When one cib.' needs part ora trac~ of ~and ~ora public purpose :~nd another <br />ckv needs od~er par~s ~r a public purpose, they may en~er into an agreemen~ <br />~r joint acquisition of the [and by eminent domain. <br /> <br />k ~ownshiD does not have d~e sxDress or [moi ed statutory aud~ori?v to <br />condemn a mumcipaii~y:s properu' d~a~ is devoted to pubiic use. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />FOR ,~ilNNESQTA CiTiES <br /> <br />112 <br /> <br /> <br />