City of Bellevue v. Pine Forest Properties, Inc.

¶1 — Property owner Pine Forest Properties Inc. appeals the determination of public use and necessity and the order authorizing the city of Bellevue (City) to condemn property for construction staging during *247the expansion of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority light rail system from downtown Seattle to the east side, the “East Link Project,” and road improvement construction projects. Pine Forest contends that absent an identified permanent use, condemnation of the property for construction staging is neither a public use nor a necessity. The Washington State Supreme Court…