KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County officials lost yet another decision regarding a dispute over a family-owned cottage inside Prairie View Park on Thursday.
Kalamazoo County Circuit Court Judge Curtis Bell ruled that the county cannot take over the property via eminent domain guidelines.
The dispute over the house, owned by the Talanda and Johnson families, has been active for over seven years.
According to Randall Levene, attorney for the families, the county “has not been able to prove need for the property, which is the very essence of the Condemnation Act.”
Last week, county commissioners voted to suspend any negotiations with the families, who have owned the cottage since 1949.
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