Wednesday, August 13, 1997
Lawsuits put blitz on landowners
BY LUCY MAY
The two lawsuits concern property on West Pete Rose Way that's home to Flanagan's Landing, Caddy's Complex and Skyline Chili. Skyline isn't part of the lawsuits because it leases space, and the lawsuits involve only property owners.
'Process is moving forward' "This is the first public indication that the process is moving forward on the Bengals stadium," Hamilton County Commission President Bob Bedinghaus said Tuesday.
The properties sit directly in the path of what will be a reconfigured Pete Rose Way. Ultimately, the road will curve north to accommodate Paul Brown Stadium, scheduled to open August 2000.
There's no question that the county will get the land it needs. The question is how much officials will pay.
Flanagan's owner John Binder said recently that the county had not offered him what he thought the property was worth.
Neither he nor owners of Caddy's or their attorneys could be reached for comment Tuesday.
The civil complaints filed in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court do not offer details about the price the county has offered the landowners or what the landowners want for their property.
John J. Kelley Jr., a lawyer working for the county, said state law doesn't require thatthose figures be included. Including those numbers also could hurt the county's negotiations with the landowners, which are continuing, he said.
"We hope to be able to resolve these negotiations without a trial," he said.
A jury would decide what the county would pay, he said.
Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes' office estimates the value of the Flanagan's property to be about $1.4 million. A value for the Caddy's property was not available Tuesday evening.
County officials are negotiating to buy all the riverfront land between the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge and the site of the new football stadium. The stadium will sit between Central Avenue and Elm Street with a curved Pete Rose Way to the north and Mehring Way to the south.
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Previous stories
Stadium estimate tops $300 million August 12, 1997
Stadium land cost a big if July 21, 1997
Who are the landowners? July 21, 1997
Stadium meeting tone upbeat July 11, 1997
City threatens to withhold land July 10, 1997
Disputed county deal mirrors old city pact July 9, 1997
Mayor rips county's deal with Bengals July 4, 1997
COA complaints take a back seat June 5, 1997
Next hurdle: Stadium land May 31, 1997
Bengals won't sell naming rights May 31, 1997
WELCOME TO PAUL BROWN STADIUM May 30, 1997
NEXT GENERATION OF BROWNS MAKE THE DEAL May 30, 1997
It's goal to go for stadium May 29, 1997
Details remain before construction begins May 29, 1997
Stadium victory at hand May 26, 1997
Terms of the deal May 26, 1997
Regional effort fills seats May 25, 1997
Bengals reach sales goal May 24, 1997
Hold on: Shirey wants to boost admissions tax May 24, 1997
Brown, county race deadline May 21, 1997
NFL committee OK's lease May 20, 1997
Ticket tax increase gains steam May 20, 1997
Stadium team tries to trim $48M May 6, 1997
Bengals ask lease by May 20 April 30, 1997
Stadium redesign well received April 25, 1997
Bengals leery of Wedge April 9, 1997
Stadium price tag growing April 3,1997Stadium gaining ground? April 2,1997
Bengals won't sign till tax dies March 25,1997
Mike Brown's 'Letter to the Editor' March 25, 1997
Bengals balk at tax plan March 24,1997
Bengals want county blitz on seat licenses March 21,1997
City balks at size of stadium March 15,1997
Seat sales on target for team to stay Feb. 19,1997
'The Jungle' moving to Central Ave. Feb. 14, 1997
Stadium site to be announced this week Published Feb. 9, 1997
Seat license sales pass $20M goal Published Feb. 7, 1997
Consultants favor Riverfront West Published Dec. 20, 1996
Seat licenses $300 to $1,500 Published Dec. 18, 1996
Rules, procedure for buying seat licenses Published Dec. 18, 1996
Designs draw oohs and ahhs Published Dec. 17, 1996
Architect's drawings revealed Published Dec. 8, 1996
Site selection is a decision of a lifetime Published Dec. 2, 1996