Rudder v. Wise County Redevelopment & Housing Authority

In this condemnation proceeding the Wise County Redevelopment and Housing Authority sought to acquire certain real property of Skaggs Rudder and his wife located within the project area of the St. Paul Neighborhood Redevelopment Project. 1

Under the Project, approved by the Town of St. Paul and by the County of Wise, the Authority proposed to acquire all land within the project area of 96.7 acres, including a portion of the Clinch River. All structures on the land would be demolished, the Clinch River would be rechanneled by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to prevent flooding, a four-lane…