Port of Moses Lake buys land using eminent domain

The red line above shows where the Port of Moses Lake intends to build a new rail line connecting the Wheeler Road corridor with the Port of Moses Lake. The project will require the port to buy a significant amount of land, and on Monday, the three commissioners overseeing the Port voted unanimously to invoke eminent domain as part of the process, primarily to help landowners avoid paying state excise taxes on the land sales.
COURTESY IMAGE/PORT OF MOSES LAKE