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Joint resolution authorizing a quitclaim deed in trust for conveying an excess parcel of County owned property located at 21st Street and Bethlehem Avenue, Zion, Illinois, to the Zion Park District.
Staff Summary
* 21st Street at Bethlehem Avenue, Zion, Illinois: Excess Property Conveyance.
* An excess parcel of County owned property designated as Index Number 16 (Property Index Number 04-16-322-005) has been identified as a priority to dispose of by quitclaim deed under the transfer of excess property to government agencies section of said policy.
* The excess property containing approximately 0.069 acres is adjacent to and adjoining property owned by the Zion Park District.
* The Zion Park District has agreed to accept the transfer of the property and has adopted an acceptance ordinance at its June 2017 meeting.
* This resolution authorizes the Acting County Engineer to record and cause to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds a quitclaim deed conveying said excess property to the Zion Park District and to take any and all other actions necessary to complete such conveyance.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the Lake County Public Works and Transportation Committee adopted an Excess Property Disposal Policy at its regular meeting on March 8, 2017; and
WHEREAS, an excess parcel of County owned property designated as Index #16 (Property Index Number 04-16-322-005) has been identified as a priority to dispose of by quitclaim deed under the transfer of excess property to government agencies section of said policy; and
WHEREAS, the excess property containing approximately 0.069 acres, more or less, is adjacent to and adjoining property owned by the Zion Park District; and
WHEREAS, by disposing of the excess parcel, which is not needed for current or future transportation improvements by the Division of Transportation, the property will be more appropriately utilized for the public under the stewardship of the Zion Park District; and
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