Eminent Domain Negotiations Continue – Mountain Democrat

The agreement was signed but too late.

News MoLo April 7, 2022 1 min read

The county is in negotiation with 3551 Garden Rose Road property owner James Teter to acquire the land for construction of the proposed Diamond Springs Parkway project, a four-lane connector between Highway 49 and Missouri Flat Road. Mountain Democrat photo by Eric Jaramishian

[By Eric Jaramishian]

El Dorado County is moving forward with eminent domain to acquire parcels needed for the Diamond Springs Parkway project while in negotiation with the owner.

While the properties currently owned by 78-year-old Shingle Springs resident James Teter are needed to allow the county to move forward with its connector road between Missouri Flat Road and Highway 49, Teter and the county have not come to an agreement on a price.

A hearing was held in the Board of Supervisors chambers Tuesday to discuss eminent domain of the three parcels, which total 8.81 acres on the north side of China Garden Road and east of Missouri Flat Road at […]