The city of Toledo and the Toledo Country Club have settled the city’s eminent-domain lawsuit to obtain a slice of country club land to complete a multi-use path along the Anthony Wayne Trail.
The settlement should allow construction of the path’s missing piece by year’s end, city officials said.
“During mediation, Toledo agreed to reduce the size of the take by a few feet all along the country club side, so the public right-of-way line is farther away from their utility shed and the take is smaller,” said Leslie Kovacik, a city lawyer. “This doesn’t impact the path — it is still in its original alignment.”
Tim Grosjean, a city engineer, said contractor Geddis Paving now is expected to clear trees from the right-of-way along the edge of the country club’s southwest corner, “then begin its actual work on the path in mid-October.
“We hope to complete it yet this year, weather pending,” Mr. Grosjean said.
Judge Gary Cook formally dismissed the condemnation case without prejudice Monday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, “with the parties reserving the right to file an entry of dismissal within 60 days of this order.”