Winona Daily News: “An $830,500 difference: City ordered to pay $903,000 for land it originally thought worth $72,500″

Link to article.When the city of Winona decided to take Rich Mikrut’s access to his truck-to-train transfer station, they offered him a measly $72,500. Mikrut was forced to use residential roads (probably not so easy when your business is giant shipping containers), and was buying up nearby properties to build his own driveway. Rather than settle for the $72.5k, Mikrut took the city to court and was awarded $903,000 for the city’s taking.