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Resolution Authorizing City Attorney to Institute Proceedings to Condemn a Portion of the Property of Luther L. Slate, Jr. and Dianne R. Slate, Located at 1902, 1904 and 1906 Westridge Road in Connection with the Battleground Westridge Intersection Improvement Project
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Department: Legal
Council District: 4
Public Hearing: NA
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Kenney McDowell, E & I, ext. 2302
Contact 2 and Phone: John P. Roseboro, Assistant City Attorney, ext. 2320
PURPOSE: The City seeks to acquire a proposed Margin Tract containing 890 square feet, a proposed Permanent Slope Easement (PSE) containing 135 square feet, and a proposed Temporary Construction Easement (TCE) containing 450 square feet for property located at 1902 Near Westridge Road, designated as Parcel # 0036338, a Proposed Margin Tract containing 1,491 square feet, a proposed Permanent Slope Easement (PSE) containing 692 square feet for property located at 1904 Westridge Road, designated as parcel # 0036493 and a proposed Margin Tract containing 1,583 square feet, a proposed Permanent Slope Easement (PSE) containing 207 square feet and a proposed Temporary Construction Easement (TCE) containing 424 square feet for property located at 1906 Westridge Road, designated as Parcel #0036492 of the properties owned by Luther L. Slate, Jr and Dianne R. Slate in the Morehead /Gilmer Township for the Battleground Westridge Intersection Improvement Project. The Property Management Section of the Engineering and Inspections Department (PM) requests Council to authorize the initiation of condemnation proceedings because it has been unable to negotiate a purchase price with the property owner(s).
BACKGROUND: PM attempted to negotiate a purchase within the total appraised value of $14,000.00 for the property. An independent appraiser, Steven Randall, Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, A5784, calculated the value of the property for the City. The appraiser used generally accepted...
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