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City A adopted a waterfront flood-control plan. The plan requires the owner of a private warehouse to allow the city to install a permanent flood-warning antenna on the warehouse roof. It also requires the owner to grant the public a permanent pedestrian easement across a ten-foot strip of the warehouse lot so visitors can reach a new river overlook. The city says the antenna and walkway will improve public safety and tourism. The city offers the owner one dollar, arguing that the property remains usable as a warehouse and that the public benefits are substantial.
The owner sues, asserting a taking. The city responds that the plan serves a public purpose and leaves the warehouse economically viable.
Analyze whether the antenna and pedestrian easement are takings, whether the public-use requirement is satisfied, and what compensation, if any, is required.