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Resolution Authorizing City Attorney to Institute Proceedings to Condemn a Portion of the Property of Home SFR Borrower III, LLC located at 1913 Lee's Chapel Road in Connection with the Lee's Chapel Road Sidewalk Project
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Department: Legal
Council District: 2
Public Hearing: NA
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Ted Kallam, Engineering Manager, ext. 2883
Contact 2 and Phone: John P. Roseboro, Deputy City Attorney, ext. 2320
PURPOSE: The City seeks to acquire a proposed Temporary Construction Easement (TCE) of 510 square feet of the property owned by Home SFR Borrower III, LLC located at 1913 Lee's Chapel Road, designated as Parcel No. 0078774 in the Morehead / Gilmer Township for the Lee's Chapel Road Sidewalk 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.
BACKGROUND: PM attempted to negotiate a purchase within the total appraised value of $100.00 for the property. An independent appraiser, Deborah L. Cable, Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, license # A4361, calculated and submitted the value of the property for the City. The appraiser used generally accepted appraisal methods and calculated the value based upon the nature of the taking and the square footage taken. PM sent an initial written Offer to Purchase to the property owner on July 14, 2017. PM made several attempts to purchase the property within the appraised amount, but its efforts were not successful. Therefore, PM recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Attorney to institute proceedings to condemn the required property. Following City Council's approval, the Legal Department will send a letter to the owner giving him at least thirty (30) days' notice of the City's intent to file an eminent domain lawsuit. After the lawsuit is filed and ...
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