The Brief
- VTA and a truck dealership in San Jose are at odds over property the transit agency says it needs for its extension project.
- The transit agency is using eminent domain to claim the property.
- The truck dealership says the VTA is not compensating them fairly for their loss. VTA values the business at a loss of $0.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Valley Transit Authority (VTA) and a local truck dealership are headed to trial over VTA’s use of eminent domain. At issue: what is fair compensation for a forced move?
Use of eminent domain
What we know:
The transit agency has been acquiring land for its six-mile BART extension project, slated to open in 2036.
After decades in this San Jose spot, the Monarch Truck Center was forced to move to make way for VTA’s BART extension.…