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An Ordinance authorizing the County of Allegheny to grant a permanent license to Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. (“Columbia Gas”), in order to provide Columbia Gas with a right of ingress and egress to County-owned property in the County’s North Park for purposes of renewing, replacing, maintaining and servicing approximately 3,000 feet of an old and deteriorated gas transmission line in North Park, at tax parcel No. 946-A-187, crossing North Ridge Road at three locations, for the amount of $15,000.00, as well as for the County to be reimbursed for the cost of replacing trees which will need to be removed in connection with the replacement of the gas transmission line, which is estimated to be $13,266.28.
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Whereas, Allegheny County acquired three parcels of land for North Park by the following deeds dated and recorded in Allegheny County Real Estate Department: 10/21/1977 at Deed Book Volume 5859, Page 262; 5/10/1931 at Deed Book Volume 2459, Page 221 and 10/17/1928 at Deed Book Volume 2381, Page 1 (Tract 1), designated by the Allegheny County Assessment Department as tax parcel No. 946-A-187, located in Pine Township and the Town of McCandless; and
Whereas, Columbia Gas has expressed an interest in renewing, replacing, maintaining and servicing approximately 3,000 feet of an existing old and deteriorated gas transmission line located within an unrecorded easement acquired from prior property owners, as depicted on a License Area Exhibit by Liadis Engineering and Surveying, Inc. dated November 24, 2015, attached and marked Exhibit “A,” which is specifically incorporated by reference herein; and
Whereas, Columbia Gas has expressed its willingness to acquire the License Area for the $15,000.00 amount, and has borne the entire costs associated with the acquisition; and
Whereas, said project constitutes a valid public purpose serving the interests of the residents of the County of Allegheny, and
Whereas, the County Council of Alleghe...
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