Vote on Alice's Road Land Delayed Until Next Week

The decision to use eminent domain to purchase land needed to boost economic growth on Waukee's Alice's Road was delayed at a special city council meeting Monday night.

The council voted unanimously to wait until next week to make a decision, the Des Moines Register reported. City officials have yet to reach agreements with two key property owners, Kurt Brewer and Lolowau LLC, and City Administrator Tim Moerman said during the meeting an agreement is likely to be reached by next week.

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If the resolution had been approved, the city would have moved forward with condemnation procedures, the article said.

The Alice's Road project requires the city to acquire land-use rights before grading of the road begins between University Avenue and Ashworth Road, the Register also reported. City officials say the project will boost commercial and residential growth in Waukee.

In December, the city reached rights-of-way agreements with three groups of landowners affected by the road plan, which is expected to one day be a six-lane street linking Waukee to Interstate 80.