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Resolution Authorizing Filing of Condemnation Actions for Acquisition of Right-of-Way and Temporary Construction Easements for the Dawson/Wooster Streetscapes Project Funded by the 2014 Transportation Bond
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Department:
City Attorney's Office
Meeting Date:
1/21/2025
Contact Name:
Nicole Ratliff
Public Hearing:
No
Contact Phone:
910-341-1607
Advertising Date/Advertised By:
N/A
Attachments:
Attachment #1: Resolution
Attachment #2: List of Takings, Owners, and Value
Attachment #3: Aerial Map of Properties
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this resolution is to authorize the City Attorney's Office to file condemnation actions for 13 properties related to the Dawson/Wooster Streetscapes Project ("Project"). The Project is part of the 2014 Transportation Bond Program, and 2 minor right-of-way acquisitions (21 feet, and 17 feet) and 11 temporary construction easements are needed in order to complete the Project. There are no "total takes" of property in the Project.
BACKGROUND:
City Staff have made progress towards voluntary acquisition of easements for approximately 75% of the properties in this project. Title searches are complete for all properties, and 44 closings have been completed. Many of the remaining 13 properties are heir properties and City staff has not been able to make contact and/or reach an agreement with the owners as to the amount and/or the specific terms of the easement agreements in order to complete the negotiations. The impacted property owners were notified about the condemnation process and about this City Council meeting by certified letter from the City Attorney's Office, mailed on December 27, 2024. Staff will continue to work with these property owners in an effort to resolve these claims, but if resolutions cannot be reached in the near future, it will be necessary to file condemnation claims in order for the City to timely obtain the property rights needed to complete this capital improvement project.
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