County to move forward with condemnation proceedings

    GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy County will be moving forward with condemnation proceedings to acquire the property for construction of a new county annex building.
    County Attorney Kirby Schmidt briefed the Board on the next step in the proceedings to acquire the property at 801 Seventh Street in Grundy Center, which is owned by Zenor, Inc.
    He said a chief judge will appoint a six-person commission consisting of two local property owners, two individuals who work in a banking-related field and two individuals who work in a real estate related field plus three alternates. Those individuals will determine the amount of money Zenor, Inc. is entitled to if the County goes through with condemnation. Schmidt said the respondent (Zenor) may challenge one commission member without a reason, leading to the need for alternates.

For more of this story, see the Oct. 24 Grundy Register.