Lowball Watch – Ohio

The Columbus Dispatch reports a settlement of a multi-million eminent domain case in Dublin, Ohio, involving the taking of a 20-acre farm for an interchange, as follows:

Original deposit (in 2005) – $6,880,000

Settlement – an additional $1.5 million in compensation, plus $131,000 in attorneys fees, for a total of $8,381,000.

For the Columbus Dispatch story, Holly Zacharia, $1.5 Million Likely to End Dublin Land Dispute Over Hall’s Corner, December 12, 2011, click here.