04/12/2005 Resolutions 2005-101
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RESOLUTION 2005-101
WHEREAS, the City is interested in acquiring property from Cester D. Thornton and
E. Juliann Thornton, husband and wife, to expand city utilities and street right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on April 12, 2005, for the purpose of
discussing the proposed acquisition of real property legally described as Lot Twenty Four (24), Block
One (1), Dale Roush Second Subdivision in the City of Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, Section 19-709, R.R.S. 1943, authorizes the City to appropriate private
property for use of the City for public facilities; and
WHEREAS, the parties have negotiated a purchase price for the property of$75,000,
with $500 to be paid by the City upon the approval and execution of an Agreement for Warranty
Deed, and the remaining $74,500 to be paid by the City at closing; and
WHEREAS, the appraised value of the property is $45,000; and
WHEREAS, the purchase price for this property includes the real estate, some items
of personal property and all relocation expenses; and
WHEREAS, an Agreement for Warranty Deed has been reviewed and approved by
the City Attorney setting out the terms and conditions for the conveyance of such property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the acquisition of the above-described
property from Chester D. Thornton and E. Juliann Thornton, husband and wife, for the purchase
price of $75,000 is hereby approved, with $500 to be paid by the City upon approval and execution
of the Agreement for Warranty Deed, and the balance to be paid by the City at the closing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to
execute such Agreement for Warranty Deed on behalf of the City of Grand Island.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, April 12, 2005.
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form Xl fJ /f tel
April 6, 2005 Xl City Attorney