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City wins judgment against St. John's
April 21, 2008 - 10:05pm — Mathias Baden
The city of Jordan won its case against St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. A judge favored the city, which is trying to widen the road at the intersection of highways 21 and 282, after the church's lawyer argued that church land cannot be taken in this instance, City Attorney Annette Margarit said. The city council met tonight in a closed meeting to discuss how it should proceed with condemnation proceedings against the church. Condemnation is a legal process by which land can be taken from a private owner for a project that serves a public good. After the closed meeting Margarit said she received direction from the city council about how to move forward, but the councilmembers' direction was not announced once the council reopened its meeting. Securing church-owned land on two of the four corners of the intersection is imperative to the completion of a largely state-funded $2.8 million project that spans from the intersection by the historic church east to the Highway 282 bridge over Sand Creek. Some residents and church members have been loudly opposed to the project since last fall, when protesters brought in Herman the bovine billboard to make a plea to public: "Save the church. That's no bull."
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Just wait until elections...
Back to page topJust wait until elections are held, then we will see who won.
Taking the land by condemnation did not need to happen. The intersection did not need to be widened in order to replace the lights.
Shame on the city for taking land away from the Church that has been in existence 150 years.
The problems with waiting...
Back to page topThe problems with waiting until election time is only 1 is seeking reelection, the other 2 are not. So hopfully people still remember this issue at the time the other seek reelection if they do.
Who is seeking reelection...
Back to page topWho is seeking reelection and who is not? I haven't seen any announcements?
I do not remember who was...
Back to page topI do not remember who was not seeking reelection. But Jeremy Goebal was. It was from a artical printed on this site, also it was around filing date dead line.
That is incorrect. Goebel's...
Back to page topThat is incorrect. Goebel's seat on the Jordan City Council is not up for election this year. Most recently, he was re-elected in 2006. City council and mayoral terms run for four years.
The seats held by Mayor Ron Jabs and councilmembers Sally Schultz, Mike Shaw, and Barry Ullmann are up for election this November. To my knowledge, none of these candidates has announced his or her intentions about re-election.
If someone wants to file for city elections, they ought to do so between Aug. 26 and Sept. 9. For more information, call the city at 952-492-2535.
Another good place for discussion about the city council election might be in this forum: http://www.jordannews.com/community/forums/local-goverment/city-election....
(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)
I will apologize for my...
Back to page topI will apologize for my above statement, must have been a computer error. Because me and 3 people I know read the same article. But on the same date in Feb. at the same time different computers, and it looked like it was just posted. Front Page internet.
Again I am sorry. For my above statement.
From time to time, this Web...
Back to page topFrom time to time, this Web site will bring up an old story. I'm guessing that's what you saw -- something from two years ago (one city council election ago), when Trudy Smith and Dale Oldenburg resigned. Jeremy Goebel was re-elected that year, there were several candidates, and David Hanson and Jeanne Marnoff joined the council.
(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)