Muskogee Urban Renewal Authority v. Garrett

MEMORANDUM OPINION

REYNOLDS, Judge:

Defendants Garrett appeal from an order overruling their objections to a commissioners’ report pertaining to two lots located in Muskogee, Oklahoma, designated as a “blighted area” by Plaintiff Muskogee Urban Renewal Authority (MURA).

MURA was formed pursuant to 11 O.S. § 38-101 et seq (formerly 11 O.S. § 1602 et seq) in 1970 and shortly thereafter developed an urban renewal plan for the City of Muskogee, with amendments thereto in 1972, 1982, 1984 and 1985. Defendants’ property was part of the designated redevelopment area from 1982 forward. On April 1, 1987,…