Illiana Landowner Receives Appraisal Letter
By Ann Baskerville March 26, 2014 Virginia Hamann--whose home and farm lie in the most recently mapped route of the proposed Illiana Expressway B3 corridor-- received a registered letter this weekend from a real estate appraisal company contracted by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The letter asked Hamann to call the company if she would like the company to come out and complete an appraisal on her land. Hamann promptly contacted the company on Monday to state no appraisal company would be allowed on her land without a court order. Hamann, a member of No Illiana 4 Us, stated she has received anxiety-ridden emails from other landowners in the B3's proposed path. One landowner described herself as "nearing a nervous breakdown" due to the uncertainty regarding if, when, and how her land will be taken. Virginia Hamann of No Illiana 4 Us responds to emails from landowners in the Illiana Expressway B3's path While the letter Hamann rec...
