Title
Resolution Authorizing the Dedication of Surplus City Property Located at 401 Cumberland Street in Exchange for Dedication of Land to the City at 301-321 and 323-335 Cumberland Street
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Department: Engineering & Inspections
Council District: 2
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Kenney McDowell: 373-2302
Contact 2 and Phone: Ted Partrick: 373-2302
PURPOSE:
Council approval is requested for the dedication of a portion of City property located at 401 Cumberland Street in exchange for the property owner's dedication of margin and easements at 301-321 and 323-335 Cumberland Street. City Council approval is requested to approve these transactions.
BACKGROUND:
The Downtown Greenway is a public/private project between the City of Greensboro and Action Greensboro. The Downtown Greenway is an urban paved trail that typically is 12 feet wide with buffers between the trails and roadways. It features enhanced landscaping and lighting, site furnishings that include benches, bicycle racks, drinking fountains, trash and recycling receptacles, and public art. The Greenway will include four major pieces of public art - the Cornerstones - that recognize the four pillars that make Greensboro's character unique.
These four pieces of art will recognize Greensboro's heritage and will also look ahead to its future:
? Motion - Motion/Education (Southwest corner)
? Tradition - History (Northwest corner)
? Innovation - Industry/Textiles (Northeast corner)
? Freedom - Civil Rights (Southeast corner)
Cumberland Courts, Inc., the owner of an apartment community at 301-321 and 323-335 Cumberland Street has agreed to exchange a portion of land on their parcels, along with easements, for a portion of City property on the adjacent parcel, 401 Cumberland Street, which is currently designated as a neighborhood park.
The City property will be used as the Innovation Cornerstone for the Downtown Greenway and th...
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