Eloy OKs condemnation or negotiation for airport land
by Tanner Clinch | The Eloy Enterprise
The Eloy City Council authorized legal counsel Monday to move ahead on land acquisitions near the Eloy Municipal Airport to relocate the taxiway to comply with Federal Aviation Administration standards.
The five parcels of land that the city is hoping to garner are owned by three different property owners, Mid Metro Farm Inc., Toltec Airpark LLC and Stephen and Annette Hill, who have responded to the requests to obtain the properties with varying degrees of cooperation with the city, according to city documents.
In 2016, the council retained the services of Diane Miller, a lawyer who specializes in land acquisition for governing bodies, with a price tag of $275 an hour. Miller has 30 years of experience representing governmental bodies and other condemning authorities.
