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petitioners agreed to sell the property to Lancaster and relocate
the motor vehicle dealerships to the Lancaster Auto Mall.
On October 29, 1990, in a meeting in Mayor Pursley's office
at Lancaster City Hall, Mr. Theophanis again advised Mr. Johnson
that Lancaster would condemn the 23d Street property. Mayor
Pursley witnessed Mr. Theophanis' tell Mr. Johnson that Lancaster
would condemn the 23d Street property, and Mayor Pursley also
informed Mr. Johnson that Lancaster would condemn the 23d Street
property.
At the October 29, 1990, meeting, Lancaster wanted to make
it crystal clear to Mr. Johnson that the LCC and the LRA were
going to do everything in their power to put Mr. Johnson in the
Lancaster Auto Mall. In particular, Mr. Theophanis made it very
clear to Mr. Johnson that one way or the other, Mr. Johnson's
motor vehicle dealerships were going to end up in the Lancaster
Auto Mall. If condemnation was required, that is what Lancaster
would do.
Mr. Dukett told Mr. Johnson that Lancaster would condemn the
23d Street property. Mr. Dukett advised Mr. Johnson that the LCC
supported telling Mr. Johnson that Lancaster would condemn the
23d Street property and would proceed with condemnation if Mr.
Johnson refused to negotiate. Mr. Asturias witnessed Mr. Dukett
advise Mr. Johnson that Lancaster would condemn the 23d Street
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