Everett to ask for eminent domain authority at stadium site
EVERETT — The city of Everett is asking for authority to go forward with eminent domain proceedings that would allow it to acquire properties needed to build a proposed stadium in the city’s downtown core, staff said in a council meeting Wednesday.
The city council first gave the mayor’s office permission to begin negotiations with the property owners on the stadium site in June 2025, including the possible use of eminent domain, but state law requires cities to take a “final action” through an ordinance before moving forward with condemnation proceedings.
City staffer Scott Pattison told the council Wednesday that the city would prefer to negotiate voluntary deals with property owners rather than go through the courts, but the ordinance would preserve an option to utilize eminent domain if necessary.
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Everett would need to buy 15 parcels in order to build the project. It has signed agreements with the owners of five parcels, has pending agreements with the owners of three more and is continuing negotiations with the owners of seven others, Pattison said.
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