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An Ordinance authorizing the County of Allegheny to acquire two parcels of land totaling approximately 15.1346 acres located at 1404 Noblestown Road (SR 3048) in Collier Township and identified as tax parcel Nos. 331-F-9 and 9929-X-1134 from Mary Jane Jessep for $123,500.00 for the purpose of enlarging Settler’s Cabin Park.
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Whereas, the Allegheny County Parks Foundation completed construction of the first phase of a trail within the Settler’s Cabin Park, hereinafter called the “Park,” to extend the Park’s trail and to connect the Park and its trail to an existing trail outside of the Park known as the Panhandle Trail; and
Whereas, the County, by and through its Department of Parks, is desirous of extending its trail along the north side of Noblestown Road westward to its intersection with Gregg Station Road, hereinafter called the “Trail”, for purposes of connecting the Trail to the Panhandle Trail; and
Whereas, the Trail alignment proposed by the Department of Parks passes through two parcels of certain privately owned real property totaling approximately 15.1346 acres located at 1404 Noblestown Road (SR 3048) in Collier Township and identified as tax parcel Nos. 331-F-9 and 9929-X-1134, hereinafter the “Property”; and
Whereas, the Property is depicted on a Deed Plot Drawing marked “Exhibit A” and attached hereto; and
Whereas, the County Department of Public Works, at the request of the County Manager, had the Property appraised by an independent general real estate appraiser who determined the fair market value of the Property to be $123,500.00; and
Whereas, Mary Jane Jessep, the owner of the Property, whose mailing address is 6040 Beaver Dam Lane, Mint Hills, NC 28227-5214, has expressed her willingness to sell the Property to the County for the aforesaid appraised fair market value; and
Whereas, Section 5 -701.02 of the County Administrative Code authorizes the County to acquire real property for carrying out any of the functions of the Co...
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