City files petition to condemn property on Ira E. Woods Avenue for public safety building

According to the petition, extensive negotiations also took place, but the city's initial and final offers both were rejected by the landowners.

Grapevine/Tate Joint Venture, which is named for the cross street and not connected with Mayor William D. Tate, lists a Dallas address.

Boyle said the city is committed to paying fair market value.

A Tarrant County Court-at-Law has appointed a three-person special commission to consider the case.

If either side appeals the commission's decision, the matter would then become civil litigation, either before a judge or in a jury trial.

The city, meanwhile, is proceeding with non-land-related contracts.

The council on May 21 awarded Brinkley Sargent the architecture contract and approved a contract with Acuity-Holdings Inc. for information technology work.