Seattle council OK’s acquisition of centenarian’s waterfront parking lot

[Pete]

Seattle council OK’s acquisition of centenarian’s waterfront parking lot

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/n...sition-of.html

"The Seattle City Council voted Monday to acquire, either through negotiation or condemnation, a waterfront parking lot whose elderly owner has resisted selling.

Council members passed the bill 8-0, with no debate. The purpose of the acquisition is to mitigate for the loss of short-term, on-street parking during construction along the downtown waterfront and replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct....."

So they want to take his parking lot through condemnation so they can use it as a parking lot?

Me thinks there is some long term skullduggery going on here. Like they will "use" the parking lot during construction and when it's finished find they have no use for it. It will then be sold to a developer so he can build some fancy shops.