City of Blaine v. Feldstein

*75¶1 Under the Washington State Constitution, a city may condemn private property for public uses. Here, the city of Blaine (City) petitioned to condemn property to build a public boardwalk in downtown Blaine. Because (1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining that an evidentiary hearing was not required, (2) a public boardwalk constitutes a public use under RCW 8-.12.030, (3) the particular boardwalk proposed by the City constitutes a public use, and (4) there is no evidence that the City’s determination of necessity was arbitrary and capricious, we affirm the trial…