Right. The City of Fruitland shall have the power to condemn
any property, right or interest belonging to any person, persons,
corporation, corporations, (whether such corporations be public or
private and whether such property, right or interest be impressed
with a prior public or quasi-public use or not) for the purpose of
making public improvements. "Public improvements" shall be construed
to mean sewers, drains, disposal plants, public buildings, water systems,
waterworks, water and watercourses, waste reclamation or recycling
plants, pollution control installations or devices, rights-of-way,
streets, alleys, other public ways and sidewalks, parks, historic
monuments and parking lots. The manner of procedure in case of any
condemnation proceeding shall be that established in Article 33A of
the Annotated Code of Maryland, titled "Eminent Domain."
At least thirty (30) days prior to the filing of any condemnation
proceedings, the city shall make an offer to purchase the property
to be condemned and, at the time of making such offer, shall place
on file in the Department of Finance of the city a plat showing each
property to be acquired by condemnation and the sum offered or to
be offered to each landowner, all or part of whose properties are
to be acquired by purchase or condemnation; and such plat shall be
a public record and available for inspection by the public; and each
person whose property is to be acquired in whole or in part shall
be given written notice of the location of said plat and its availability
for inspection.