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An Ordinance determining and declaring the necessity of acquiring for public use certain Permanent Easements and Temporary Construction Easements for road improvements associated with the 3rd Street Improvement Project (Pryor Road to Murray Road) in Lee's Summit, Missouri; authorizing the City Manager and his designees to negotiate for the purpose of acquiring the necessary interests in land; and authorizing the City Attorney and his designees to institute condemnation proceedings if such interests in land cannot be acquired by purchase through good faith negotiations.
(NOTE: First reading by City Council on March 5, 2019. Passed unanimously.)
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance determining and declaring the necessity of acquiring for public use certain Permanent Easements and Temporary Construction Easements for road improvements associated with the 3rd Street Improvement Project (Pryor Road to Murray Road) in Lee's Summit, Missouri; authorizing the City Manager and his designees to negotiate for the purpose of acquiring the necessary interests in land; and authorizing the City Attorney and his designees to institute condemnation proceedings if such interests in land cannot be acquired by purchase through good faith negotiations.
Key Issues:
This ordinance would allow the City to use the power of eminent domain (condemnation) to acquire necessary Right of Way, Permanent Easements and Temporary Construction Easements from nine properties for roadway improvements located along SW 3rd Street.
City Staff has tried to acquire the necessary right-of-way and easements through negotiations but have been unsuccessful with nine properties.
City Staff has delivered acquisition offer letters to all affected properties owners on this project. Offers were based on independent appraisals of the fair market value. 42 of the 51 properties have completed negotiations with the City. City Staff will continue to negotiate with property owners in the hopes of reaching a nego...
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