City of Brookings v. Mills

In this condemnation action the landowners, Harvey and Mary Mills, appeal from a judgment awarding them $95,375.00 for the taking of 10.9 acres. We affirm.

The condemned land is undeveloped and is located adjacent to the city airport in the city of Brookings. The use for which the land was zoned would have allowed retail lumber yards, retail sales offices, construction component plants, parking, and other comparable uses. A previously established aircraft avigation easement encumbered 2.37 acres in the northeast corner of the property and imposed certain height restrictions.

An appraiser for…