How does the government decide what property is needed for a project?
The acquisition of property required for a public improvement occurs after an extensive and thorough engineering process that includes a series of planning and design phases which lead to a determination that the property is necessary in order to construct the public improvement. Prior to acquisition, the condemnor must conduct a public hearing at a location reasonably close to the property which may be acquired for the project, in order to inform the public and to review the public use to be served by the proposed public project and the impact on the environment and residents of the locality where such project will be constructed. If you are an affected property owner, you will be served with advance notice of this hearing. At the hearing, the condemnor shall outline the purpose, proposed location or alternate locations of the public project and any other information it considers pertinent, including maps and descriptions of the property to be acquired. You will be given a reasonable
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