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The city of Tulsa has suspended eminent domain proceedings for the Elm Creek west detention pond, City Councilor Kara Joy McKee confirmed Wednesday.

“What we decided ... was to pause the process,” McKee said.

The decision was made after some neighborhood meetings in which property owners expressed opposition to and confusion with the announcement last month that the city is moving forward with a long-standing plan to build a flood detention pond between Peoria Avenue and the Inner Dispersal Loop and Sixth and Fourth streets.

In the process, the city instituted condemnation proceedings against several properties, many of which are vacant lots.

McKee said Wednesday the City Council has approved condemnation of one house, but the order has not been approved by the courts. McKee said the Legal Department will stop those proceedings, at least for the time being.

“We want everyone to engage,” she said. “We want everyone to engage with us so we can get to the right solution for Tulsa.”