Opinion ID: 2512535
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Heading: Rationally Furthers the Public Purpose

Text: Having determined that Condemnation 2 constituted a valid public purpose, I turn next to the issue whether Condemnation 2 rationally furthered such purpose. As stated in Resolution No. 31-03, the public purpose of Condemnation 2 was to build a bypass road. The County also determined that the land sought to be condemned was needed for the construction of such road. Inasmuch as this court will not second-guess the [government]'s determinations as to what lands its needs to acquire in order to effectuate the project, Kelo, 545 U.S. at 488, 125 S.Ct. 2655, I would hold that Condemnation 2 rationally furthered the public purpose of building a bypass road.