City Council Vote to Acquire Property for Bike Lane Project

City council discusses plans on acquiring a portion of a property on Sunnyside Avenue just north of Herndon Avenue to install a bike lane as part of their Bike Line Improvement project. (Jorge Rodriguez/Clovis Roundup)

On Monday, Nov. 9 city council meeting, one of the items discussed was the acquisition of a property through eminent domain for public purposes.

This property, which is approximately 109 square feet, is located on the west side of Sunnyside Avenue near Highway 168, north of Herndon Avenue.

The acquisition is necessary for the Sunnyside Avenue Bike Lane Improvement Project, which will install a bike lane and adjust the existing curved road on the property.

Negotiations have been taking place with the property owner, however the owner was not able to approve of the changes by the city due to the terms on his loan of the property. The owner was advised by his lawyer that the best way to proceed was for the city to acquire the property by eminent domain.

There was no discussion or comments by the city council who moved to approve the resolution of necessity and acquired the property via eminent domain.

Jorge Rodriguez has a passion for journalism and wants to bring the community information and great stories. After high school Jorge joined the U.S. Army and while in active duty he was deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While in college he worked for the Fresno City College Rampage and the Fresno State Collegian newspapers. He graduated from Fresno State in 2019 with a degree in print journalism.