Transportation Commission condemns Minnehaha property

Condemnation of a piece of land in Minnehaha County was voted on and approved by the South Dakota Transportation Commission, December 20, in Pierre.

The report was supplied by Mike Behm, director of planning and engineering South Dakota Department of Transportation to the Transportation Commission.

The report read, “To date, the Department of Transportation has been unable to acquire the real property interests through negotiations for the project.” The project in Brandon and Corson is curb ramp upgrades in accordance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.

The request to the Transportation Commission was for a “resolution determining that the taking and damaging of real property interests in and to the following property is necessary for a public purpose.”

The project is to install truncated dome plates at the sidewalk corner for aid to visually handicapped pedestrians. The property is the northeast corner sidewalk area at the intersection of 260th Street and South Dakota Highway 11 (Parcel 2, 0.03 acres, permanent easement, 1,095 square feet more or less). The bit of land is in Fauske's Addition in Corson. Corson, population of 70, is an unincorporated community in Brandon Township, Minnehaha County.

The condemnation is from “Troy Novak et.al.; (Cyril M & Olivia M Koob - deceased, and unnamed parties of interest).”

Under the South Dakota Department of Transportation, the South Dakota Transportation Commission consists of Rodney Fouber of Aberdeen representing Area 1, Donald Roby of Watertown - Area 1, Ralph Marquardt of Yankton - Area 2, Larry A. Nelson of Canton - Area 2, Mike Vehle of Mitchell - Area 2, Kim Vanneman of Ideal - Area 3, Kathleen Zander of Pierre - Area 3, Ronald Rosenboom of Sturgis - Area 4, and Kyle White of Rapid City - Area 4.

Reference: https://www.capjournal.com/news/transportation-commission-condemns-minnehaha-property/article_52ab8dfe-0738-11e9-a49b-b72170681b8d.html