Williams v. Macon-Bibb County Water & Sewerage Authority

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

The Macon-Bibb County Water & Sewerage Authority brought this condemnation action to acquire a strip of land in Bibb County. Condemnees answered the petition, contending, inter alia, that the condemnation was for the benefit of a private developer and did not serve a public service; that the subject property contained vegetation which had been classified by governmental agencies as “endangered species”; and that the decision to condemn the strip of land was capricious and in bad faith. Following a hearing, a special master awarded condemnees the sum of $6,500…