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PROPERTY THROUGH CONDEMNATION - 2ND READING - PUBLIC HEARING (PUBL. LSVL. TIMES 5/5/93) Griffiths read by title only Ordinance No. 1104, Series 1993, "An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Louisville authorizing acquisition of certain property required for open space, park, or recreational purposes for the benefit, health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Louisville and designating an agent on behalf of the City to engage in good faith negotiations to acquire said property, and upon failure to secure a negotiated acquisition, authorizing the City Attorney or the City Attorney's designee to proceed to acquire said property through condemnation." Davidson opened the Public Hearing calling for anyone in the audience who wished to speak in favor or against Ordinance No. 1104. NONE Davidson closed the Public Hearing. Davidson called for Council comments. Lathrop expressed his great displeasure with this ordinance. He had read the ordinance and the rationale for acquiring Mrs. Allenbaugh's property under condemnation. He again walked the property to try to justify the rational expressed to justify doing this. He stated that in no way can he come to any sort of resolution within himself that this is even remotely a good cause for a condemnation proceeding. He commented that in light of Council's discussion of a week ago about the extension of the bike trail from the general area of the Allenbaugh property to connect into Cleo Mudrock Park, somehow the Council failed to see the danger of crossing Hoover Avenue. He kept that in mind, as he stood on the bike trail and looked at this property and where the easement to Mrs. Allenbaugh's property crosses the bike trail and all of the various factors that have been expressed. He wanted everyone to know that what Council is doing, to him, is what is wrong with government. He refused to support it. Hedding stated that he opposed this when it was first brought before Council and he still does. He had explored the property and there is adequate passage, as it exists, with the Allenbaugh property in tact to have a bicycle path, to have access to the bicycle path from the neighborhood in the future, without using Allenbaugh's driveway. He stated that condemnation is the most serious and grave kind of legislative or governmental action that he could perceive of. He couldn't believe Council will be doing this. He felt that it was an extraordinary abuse of power. Mayer stated that this lot was a mistake and was one of the poorest examples of residential planning that he had seen. He stated that 17