You would think, one week after York County commissioners announced that county taxpayers may have to help pay for an eminent domain settlement, that the commissioners' weekly public meeting would be packed with angry people.

It wasn't. Only a few showed up.

The few that did speak before the commissioners said the board should be looking to other sources for the $10 million owed to a York County man whose property - now Highpoint Park in Lower Windsor Township - was seized several years ago by eminent domain. The effort was led by former commissioners Doug Kilgore and Lori Mitrick. The county paid developer Peter Alecxih $2 million for the land but he argued it was worth more. A jury decided last week it was worth $17.25 million.

County commissioners announced that the money could be coming right from York County taxpayers, costing them $6 to $10 every year for the next 30 years.

Frank Harvey of Lower Windsor Township spoke at the meeting Wednesday. He suggested that commissioners go after the original appraisers who, in his opinion, undervalued the price of the land.

"Had anyone gone to the commissioners four or five years ago and said this park will cost $150 million or this park will cost $100 million, or even this park will cost $60 million, then I do not believe Commissioners Mitrick or Kilgore would have gone ahead with what they did," Harvey said.

Commissioner Steve Chronister said he didn't know if the county could legally go after the appraisers. He said the board is going to try everything it can to not put the burden on the taxpayers.

Harvey also suggested the commissioners ask the project's private sponsors to pitch in.

If you would like to express your concerns to the commissioners, their weekly meeting is open to the public. It's held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the county administration building on West Market Street in York.