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Jan 22, 2007 7:10 am US/Central

Judge To Look At Plan To Condemn Land For Ballpark

Minneapolis (AP) ― A Hennepin County judge gets a first look Monday at the county's move to condemn land for the proposed new Minnesota Twins stadium in downtown Minneapolis.

The county moved to condemn the land after officials couldn't reach agreement with landowners on a price for the land as the beginning of the construction season approaches.

The land is owned by a limited liability partnership with more than 100 investors. The county says a spending cap imposed by the Legislature limits what the county can pay for the land west of Target Center.

Preliminary work on the 40,000-seat open-air stadium is begin in mid-March. The county is asking to be given title to the land as early as Jan. 30.

The stadium is projected to open in three years.

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