Auto-trol Technology Corp has been doing business at 126th Avenue and Washington Street since 1979, but recently Adams 12 School District decided to take Auto-trol's building and 19 acres of property through a forced eminent domain process.
Adams 12 wanted to use the property for a bus barn, maintenance facility refueling station, administrative offices, and early childhood facility.
Adams 12 informed Auto-trol it unfairly would take its property for an amount that was $4 million less than recent sales estimates and appraisals had established for the property.
Auto-trol was obligated to vacate the land and find a new location to operate its business. Along with Auto-trol, several local Little League teams that have been using the field behind Auto-trol and the 500-member ThornCreek Church must find new sites.
Adams 12 informed Auto-trol Aug. 13 it decided not to take the property and made various accusations about the building with which Auto-trol strongly disagrees - in essence, walking out on the bill for an expensive dinner and insulting the host on the way out the door.
Please read through the information on this Web site and in the news about the situation to see how Adams 12 unfairly executed its right to eminent domain.
