[Tares]

When was this woman's land zoned commercial? Retail Commercial? Mixed Use? Was her land zoned that way when she bought it? If so, she's an idiot.

The current zoning is irrelevant. After the local gov't takes ownership by condemnation, they change the zoning and turn the property over to the developer. The zoning change is part of the deal, the developer will not buy the property without the zoning change.

[blackdog]

Save the attorney's fee. Hire a friend of a friend of someone back east who's name ends with a vowel. Have him beat the town manager into a week long coma and apply a castrating band to his package.

That should end the city managers interest in Costco.