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Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, granting authority to the County of Allegheny to convey its interest in four (4) parcels of property situated in the 3rd & 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh that are jointly owned by the County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, and the City of Pittsburgh School District to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh.
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Whereas, the County of Allegheny, the City of Pittsburgh, and the City of Pittsburgh School District acquired title to four (4) parcels as more particularly set forth in Attachment “A” hereto (the Parcels) pursuant to City Treasurer Sale actions, being acquired on various dates as listed; and
Whereas, the Parcels have remained vacant and tax exempt since the time of the Treasurer's Sale; and
Whereas, the Urban Redevelopment Authority desires to acquire the Parcels from the three taxing bodies at a purchase price of $15,000, plus costs, in order to convey said parcels to the Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation (PHDC); and
Whereas, PHDC plans to build six (6) to twelve (12) single-family detached green-design homes on the Parcels after the site is fully assembled; and
Whereas, Article IV Section 2(l) of the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter vests County's Council with the power and duty by ordinance to convey real property owned by the County.
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1. Incorporation of the Preamble
The provisions set forth in the preamble to this Ordinance are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.
SECTION 2. Transfer of Interest
The County Council of Allegheny County hereby does approve the transfer of the interest held therein by the County of Allegheny in the Parcels as more specifically set forth in Attachment “A” to the Urban Redevelopment Authority for and in consideration of $15,000 plus costs to be distributed among the three taxing bodies proportiona...
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