Attorney General Rob McKenna created the Eminent Domain Task Force following the 2007 legislative session to study eminent domain in Washington,  identify problems and suggest legislative reforms. 

The task force is chaired by Attorney General McKenna and co-chaired by Tim Ford, assistant attorney general and open government ombudsman.

Next Meeting:

What:  Eminent Domain Task Force
When:  July 14, 2009
Time:  9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Where:   Seattle AGO

Agenda
Draft June Minutes

Members of the task force include:

Attorney General Rob McKenna (Chair)
Assistant Attorney General Tim Ford (Co-Chair)
Senator Adam Kline
Senator Mike Carrell
Representative Jay Rodne
Representative Lynn Kessler
Representative Larry Springer
William Maurer, Institute of Justice
Bryce Brown, Assistant Attorney General
Mark Lamb, Mayor of Bothell
John Chelminiak, Deputy Mayor of Bellevue
Paul Guppy, Washington Policy Center
Randy Bannecker, Seattle-King County Association of REALTORS
Barbara Lindsay, One Nation United
Craig Johnson, Rancher
Dan Wood, Washington Farm Bureau
Mary Lou Powers, MS, Founder/Director Citizens’ Health Advocacy Group
Jim Irish, Appraiser
Tow Stowe, Stowe Appraisal, Inc.
Steve Hammond, Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights
Shawn Bunney, Pierce County Council
Trent England, Evergreen Freedom Foundation

Full Task Force Roster

Miscellaneous Information:
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2016

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