Planned Industrial Expansion Authority of Kansas City v. Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judge.

This is a condemnation action in which the trial court found that Appellant Planned Industrial Expansion Authority of Kansas City (“Expansion Authority”) failed to fulfill its statutory obligations to conduct good faith negotiations with the owners of certain property that the Expansion Authority sought to condemn. We affirm and remand for a determination of appropriate attorneys’ fees.

Facts and Procedural Background

The Expansion Authority is a statutory agency that was created by a vote of the City Council of Kansas City, Missouri (“the City”) under section…