Court of Appeals of Washington August 15, 2005, No. 55837-4-I (City of Blaine v. Feldstein)

*75¶1 Under the Washington State Constitution, a city may condemn private property for public uses. Here, the city of Blaine (City) petitioned to condemn property to build a public boardwalk in downtown Blaine. Because (1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining that an evidentiary hearing was not required, (2) a public boardwalk constitutes a public use under RCW 8-.12.