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Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Property Located at 2101 Willow Road, 1301, 1321, 1323, and 1324-A Alamance Church Road from Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Greensboro, Inc. in the Amount of $148,810 for the Alamance Church Road Improvements Project, P-05187
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Council Priority: Maintain Infrastructure and Provide Sustainable Growth Opportunities
Department: Engineering & Inspections
Council District: 1
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Kenney McDowell, 336-373-2302
Contact 2 and Phone: Jason Geary, 336-373-2302
PURPOSE:
The Property Management Section of the Engineering and Inspections Department is in the process of purchasing right of way and easements for the Alamance Church Road Improvements Project. City Council approval is requested for the purchase of this property.
BACKGROUND:
The Greensboro Department of Transportation has approved the Alamance Church Road Improvements Project. Alamance Church Road, a major thoroughfare in southeast Greensboro connecting Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the city limits, is being improved to provide motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians a safer and less congested facility. These improvements consist of widening the road to accommodate a center turn lane, bike lanes, curb and gutter, and sidewalks on both sides of the roadway.
The subject property is located at 2101 Willow Road, 1301, 1321, 1323, and 1324-A Alamance Church Road, parcel #0079832, 0079833, 0079865, 0079866, and 0079870. This property is owned by Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Greensboro, Inc. The portion of property to be purchased was appraised by Foster Appraisal Services, Inc. and was valued at $125,721.00. The owner has agreed to accept the negotiated price of $148,810.00.
The property is zoned R-5 and R-3 (Residential Single-family 5 and 3). The required Proposed Margin Taking purchase is an area of 39,370 Sq. Ft. (.90 acre). The required Permanent Drainage Easement purchase is an area of 1,221 Sq. Ft. (.03 acre). The required Temporary Construction Easement purchase is an area of 10,594 Sq. Ft. (.24 acre).
BUDGET IMPACT:
Funding in the amount of $148,810.00 for this purchase will come from 2008 Transportation Bond Fund account #471-4502-17.6012 A17103. A budget adjustment is needed to move funds to the appropriate account.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
The Property Management Section of the Engineering and Inspections Department recommends the approval of this purchase.