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This brochure is intended to answer some <br />of the basic questions asked by property <br />owners. As you read the publication, please <br />make notes on any questions you may have, <br />then ask your acquisition representative. <br />DOES THE STATE HAVE THE RIGHT <br />TO PURCHASE MY PROPERTY? <br />Yes, but private property can only be <br />acquired after payment of just compensation <br />to the owner. <br />Government was given the power of <br />eminent domain in the fifth and fourteenth <br />Amendments to the United States <br />Constitution. This provides a means by which <br />government agencies can acquire private <br />property deemed essential for public <br />.purposes. <br />WHY MY PROPERTY? <br />Engineers take many hours developing <br />project locations. They balance the planning <br />goals of the community with those of the <br />neighborhood, attempting to do the least <br />damage possible to the individual and the <br />surrounding area. <br />Locations are selected on the basis of <br />research, planning, construction costs, safety, <br />need, traffic service and environmental <br />concerns to minimize disturbance to the land <br />of all property owners involved. <br />In urban areas, particular consideration is <br />given to the route which will disturb the least <br />number of people and businesses. <br />-1- <br />