The York Dispatch reports that the Commonwealth Court has affirmed a jury award of $1.25 million for the taking of a 2.9-acre parcel of land with an old, former prison building on it. The Redevelopment Agency paid the owners $65,000, the amount awarded by commissioners. But after a trial, the jury took only 30 minutes to bring it its $1.26 million award.
According to our calculator, that jury award comes to almost 20 times the city’s offer.
Liz Evans, York City Must Pay $1.25 Million For Old Prison Property, Appellate Court Finds, York Dispatch, March 14, 2018. https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2018/03/14/york-city-must-pay-1-25-m-old-prison-property-appeals-court-affirms/425532002/