Gwinnett County Commissioners will pay an additional $2.5 million on proposed park land it had already set some funding aside for after reaching a court settlement with the owners of the property.
On Tuesday, commissioners approved the $10 million settlement to end an eminent domain condemnation case against Dillard Worthington Corporation over the land. The litigation centered around land that is intended to be used as part of a new park that will be created near Discovery High School in Lawrenceville.
County officials had previously set aside $7.5 million to pay for the land, although the owners had wanted much more.
“In order to obtain possession of the property, we deposited $7.5 million into court as an estimated amount of compensation for the property,” County Attorney Mike Ludwiczak told commissioners.
“Although in the litigation, there…
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