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Ohio Supreme Court backs park land seizures near Cleveland
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state public works superintendent in condemning two Lake Erie park sites east and west of Cleveland for public recreation. Landowners included William G. and Ruth E. Schaeffer and Lorain Concrete Products Corp. The decision ends multi-year litigation as a reallocation of funds to a new Department of Natural Resources clarifies eminent domain authority for park acquisitions.
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State Superintendent of Public Works
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Lake Erie
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Lorain Concrete Products Corp
George B. Sowers
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Lake Park
Admiral King State Park
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Black Brook
Fairport Harbor
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