Posted by Mike (WA) on March 06, 2008 at 14:32:10 from (69.10.197.246):
In Reply to: What's it worth?? posted by wyod on March 06, 2008 at 11:56:33:
You should be able to avoid eminent domain- the way the guvment gets around it in the cases back east is to form an industrial park or port district, where the government owns the property and either leases or later re-sells to the final buyer. I can't think of any way they could do it for an access road for a private developement, unless the proposed road is the only access (ie, their property is landlocked). If is is landlocked, at least in Washington, even a private citizen can do a private condemnation of an access route- judge decides if the route chosen is the least intrusive, and also the price.
If it goes that way, you're basically toast- they'll get it for the prevailing per-acre value. However, it sounds as if this is merely a preferable route, in which case, since this is a big time developement, they probably wouldn't blink an eye at 50 grand or so. My advice would be to do a little sluething, and find out why the route through you is preferable- then charge them a good percentage of the cost differential, so you're still a better deal, but they only get part of the benefit and you get the rest.
My personal preference, if I were you, would be to tell them to go jump. It's going to be a terrific PITA with that many cars going through, vandalism, etc. Either that, or sell them the whole outfit, and go "deeper into the forest." Perhaps over toward Allan's direction- from what he says, its not the end of the world, but you can see it from there.
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