State’s top court OKs Lockport taking of GM land

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Thomas Prohaska


LCKPORT – The Court of Appeals has given the green light to the Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency’s effort to take land west of the GM Components Holdings plant.

The state’s highest court this week threw out General Motors’ appeal of a lower court ruling that allowed the town IDA to take 91 acres through its eminent domain powers for the purpose of enlarging the town’s industrial park.

However, the town and the automaker still need to come to terms on how the IDA will pay for the land, but GM is not allowed to avoid giving it up, IDA attorney Daniel E. Seaman said.

“They either have to make a deal or the court will determine the value,” Seaman said.

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