Becker County has agreed to the settlement; the 13 property owners still have to sign off on what are in effect their own individual agreements, and there are still two property holders continuing to hold out against the project.
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City and county officials involved in the project have been expecting a decision from the judge for about a week now. The longer-than-expected wait has got them pacing the floor, since time is running out for this construction season.
Court rules for Becker County in West Lake Drive right-of-way dispute
The judge’s ruling makes clear that the county’s case was strongly bolstered by the accidental discovery of old road records held by Lakeview Township. Next is determining the path for road expansion along Little Detroit Lake.
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Becker County Highway Engineer Jim Olson, left, and County Surveyor Roy Smith brought several historic road documents to a County Board meeting earlier this year. The 1872 road area document sits on top of the 1924 highway blueprint for what is now West Lake Drive. (Nathan Bowe/Tribune)
An Otter Tail County district judge has ruled in favor of Becker County (and by default, the city of Detroit Lakes) on a right-of-way dispute involving West Lake Drive in Detroit Lakes.