The downtown drama continues.
City considers eminent domain for K Street
With no development agreement in sight, landowner vows to fight attempt
By Terri Hardy - thardy@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PST Tuesday, November 27, 2007
As the future of struggling K Street hangs in the balance, Sacramento city leaders said Monday they are moving to wrest control of key blighted properties from landowner Moe Mohanna and his team.
Following years of talks on development plans, nasty court battles and no agreement in recent negotiations with Mohanna to jumpstart revitalization, the City Council will vote Dec. 11 on using eminent domain, Assistant City Manager John Dangberg said.
At the same time, Dangberg said the city would continue working for a settlement to avoid taking the property.
"We believe it's necessary to move forward on all fronts," Dangberg said. "K Street is too important."
The Mohanna team will fight the eminent domain attempt, said Myron Moskovitz, the partnership's attorney. Moskovitz said the group was stunned by the city's tactics because it believed a deal was near.
