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Deaf Church Wins Land Value Battle

Los Angeles Times

Friday 24 February 2006, 2:10 pm
Keywords: Christian Topics , News Articles

By Dan Weikel, Times Staff Writer

A small church that has served the deaf community in Riverside County for decades will receive more than $4.5 million to settle allegations that Caltrans grossly undervalued the congregation's property when it was condemned to make way for new ramps on Interstate 215.

Calvary Deaf Church and Caltrans resolved their dispute Tuesday shortly after Superior Court Judge Gloria Trask tentatively ruled that Caltrans' original appraisal of $1.65 million was flawed and outdated. A trial had been scheduled for Monday.

Calvary Deaf Church, which has about 45 members, was founded in 1956 by Beatrice and John Berry, two Assemblies of God ministers. It is one of a handful of congregations in the region that specifically serve hearing-impaired people.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-caltrans22feb22,1,2015589.story