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RESOLUTION
ABANDONING A PORTION OF
BROWNS LANE AND AUTHORIZING
CONVEYANCE
WHEREAS, the Augusta-Richmond County Commission resolved by
Resolu'lion dated May 1, 2001, that the following street segment in Richmond County,
Georgia, has ceased to be used by the public to the extent that no substantial public
purpos(~ is served by it: that portion of Browns Lane, beginning at its intersection with
Roulette Lane and ending at its intersection with Poplar Street, as shown on attached plat;
WHEREAS, the adjoining property owners to the property described above
have been notified of the May 1, 2001, Resolution; notice of the proposed abandonment
has beE!n published in the Augusta Chronicle once a week for a period of two weeks; and
a public hearing on the proposed abandonment has been conducted on June 6, 2001, with
no objections being raised as to the abandonment of the street segment described above;
WHEREAS, by virtue of the events set forth above, the property identified
as that portion of Browns Lane, beginning at its intersection with Roulette Lane and ending
at its intersection with Poplar Street, as shown on attached plat, is deemed abandoned and
no longer a part of the Richmond County road system;
WHEREAS, notice has been given to the owners of abutting land holding
title through the owners from whom Augusta, Georgia acquired the property of said
owners' right to acquire the land described above; and
WHEREAS, an adjoining property owner has communicated its desire to
exerCiSE! its right to acquire the above described property;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved as follows:
1. It is hereby determined that all requirements of Georgia law for the
abandonment of a county roadway have been met and that the street segment referred to
in the Augusta-Richmond County Commission's May 1, 2001 Resolution, and described
as that portion of Browns Lane, beginning at its intersection with Roulette Lane and ending
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at its intersection with Poplar Street, as shown on attached plat, is no longer a part of the
Richmond County road system.
2. The adjoining property owner, Beulah Grove Baptist Church, Inc., has
properly exercised its right to acquire the property described above.
3. It is further determined that the Mayor of the Augusta, Georgia shall
execute a Quit-Claim Deed and such other documentation as may reasonably be required,
in form:> approved by the County Attorney, conveying all of Augusta's interest in the
propertlJ, which interest is subject to all easements of record for utilities, to the adjoining
propertlJ owner.
This Resolution shall be recorded in the Minutes of the Augusta-Richmond
County Commission, accompanied by the exhibits referred to herein.
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Duly adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission, this .,r-
day of (Ju'1 ' 2001.
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