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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-21-1999 Meeting REAL ESTATE MEETING COMMITTEE ROOM September 21, 1999 I PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Kuhlke, Beard, Bridges, Powell, Handy, Shepard, H. Brigham and 1. Brigham, Commissioners; Jim Wall, Attorney; Randy Oliver, Administrator and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Colclough, Commissioner. I Mr. Wall: Let me go ahead and talk about the water treatment station, which is Item B and the water pumping station since both of them are part of the same project. Insofar as the treatment facility is concerned, this was on the Engineering Services agenda as far as purchasing it. At that time we had an appraisal from Jack Minor which was $17,200. The property owner wanted $10,000 an acre which was $42,500. We were asked to get a second appraisal, which we have done, and that second appraisal by Bill Hollingsworth, who is an MAl, is $32,554. After reviewing his appraisal but without talking with him, we think his appraisal is high. We think $25,000 probably is the value of that land where the treatment facility would go. Based upon that, we're recommending that we condemn the property because the property owner has made it clear that he's not going to accept less than the $42,000. Max expressed some concern about getting into some type of fight about the public necessity for the choice of the site. We do that all the time and as long as there is no singling out of a particular property owner, then that argument falls on deaf ears, and I don't have any reason to anticipate getting such an argument. We do have both appraisals and we recommend condemning the property. Mr. Oliver: We're also proceeding with the engineering as if this is the site because the project would be delayed if we did not. I think there are some technical errors in that higher appraisal which will bring it down to about $25,000. What I'd like is the authority to go ahead and condemn it with the understanding that we will make the offer for roughly the 25 and then we'll proceed. Mr. Wall: We need to get authority to condemn. Can we do that today? Mr. Oliver: Why don't we make an offer of the higher appraisal and if the property owner refuses the higher appraisal, then we proceed with condemnation. Mr. Wall: All right. On the site for the pumping station, it is on Morgan Road just off Tobacco Road. It's 2.47 acres and it was appraised in excess of$160,000 but at the outset, he said he wanted $150,000. We're recommending that we buy it for $150,000 which was his asking price. Nancy W. Morawski Deputy Clerk of Commission I NWM REAL ESTATE MEETING COMMITTEE ROOM October 5, 1999 I PRESENT: lIons. Bob Young, Mayor; 1. Brigham, Kuhlke, H. Brigham, Shepard, Beard, Powell, Handy and Bridges, Commissioners; Jim Wall, Attorney; Randy Oliver, Administrator; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. Mr. Wall: This concerns the Old Waynesboro Road treatment site. Last time you had a demand of $42,500 from Leonard McKellar. You approved on the floor to offer the highest of the appraised value. We had indicated we had thought there were some problems with the appraisal and as it turns out, the appraiser did adjust his appraisal and reduced the land value but then increased the consequential damages. So the end result is the appra\sal actually stayed at about the same number, actually went up a little bit. The appraisal we had gotten from the MAl was from $35,000 to $37,000. The property owner has agreed to accept $39,700 which is $10,000 an acre and for the difference and the time involved, we're recommending that we go ahead and pay the $39,700 and acquire that tract. It was the consensus that the offer be accepted. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. I Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission NWM I