COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state is responding to complaints
by dozens of landowners near Ohio’s largest inland lake who say
compensation for flooding losses has been delayed again.
At issue
is how fast the Department of Natural Resources has responded to a court
order to compensate 87 landowners near Grand Lake St. Marys, a
20-square-mile lake between Dayton and Toledo.
Attorneys for the
landowners, almost all farmers, argue the state is revoking previous
good faith financial offers and saying it will make newer and lower
offers.
State lawyers were to appear Wednesday before the Ohio
Supreme Court to address allegations that they have tried to wear the
landowners out with constant delays and reduce their compensation.
The state says it has taken time to get the complex issue right.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state is responding to complaints
by dozens of landowners near Ohio’s largest inland lake who say
compensation for flooding losses has been delayed again.
At issue
is how fast the Department of Natural Resources has responded to a court
order to compensate 87 landowners near Grand Lake St. Marys, a
20-square-mile lake between Dayton and Toledo.
Attorneys for the
landowners, almost all farmers, argue the state is revoking previous
good faith financial offers and saying it will make newer and lower
offers.
State lawyers were to appear Wednesday before the Ohio
Supreme Court to address allegations that they have tried to wear the
landowners out with constant delays and reduce their compensation.
The state says it has taken time to get the complex issue right.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.