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An Ordinance authorizing the County of Allegheny in conjunction with the Department of Public Works and the Law Department to acquire by condemnation certain real property located within one of the parcels included in the Campbell’s Run Road Bridge No. 6 Project located in the Township of Robinson and the Township of Collier and to take such further action as may be necessary under applicable law, including but not limited to the Eminent Domain Code.
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Whereas, the County Council of Allegheny County (“Council”) deems it advisable to acquire certain property located within the parcel more fully described in Section 3 hereinbelow for the purpose of reconstructing Campbell’s Run Bridge No. 6 carrying Campbell’s Run Road over Campbell’s Run east of Keiner’s Lane in the Township of Robinson and the Township of Collier (the “Project”); and
Whereas, the Project has been depicted in the Right-of-Way Drawings, which were recorded on April 21, 2020 in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate in Plans - Miscellaneous Volume 183, Page 37; and
Whereas, in accordance with Section 701.02 of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, the County Manager authorized the Public Works and Law Departments to clear the right-of-way for the Project by his Executive Action No. 7239-19 approved December 24, 2019, and as amended by his Executive Action No. 5909-20 approved June 15, 2020; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Works, through its employees and through its consultant, Interstate Acquisition Service, has made good faith efforts to amicably acquire the property hereafter described, but the owner has refused to engage in purposeful negotiations with the County including refusal to attend scheduled meetings on multiple occurrences as well as unreturned telephone calls and emails; and,
Whereas, due to the urgent need to carry out the Project to protect the public and secure funding, it is necessary to authorize the acquisition of the property hereafter descr...
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