HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION TO ABANDON APPROXIMATELY 180 FEET OF OLD BERCKMAN ROAD OFF OF WASHINGTON ROAD AS PART OF THE ROAD SYSTEM OF AUGUSTA THIS RESOLUTION OF THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION TO
ABANDON APPROXIMATELY 180 FEET OF OLD BERCKMAN ROAD OFF OF
WASHINGTON ROAD AS A PART OF THE ROAD SYSTEM OF AUGUSTA;
THIS RESOLUTION, adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission
("Commission");
WHEREAS, it has been proposed that the Commission make a determination that
approximately 180 feet of Old Berckman Road off of Washington Road as shown on the attached
plat, has ceased to be used by the public to the extent that no substantial public purpose is served
by it or that its removal from the county road system is otherwise in the best public interest and
that the right-of-way should be abandoned as part of the Richmond County Road System; and
WHEREAS, it has been Augusta, Georgia's policy, pursuant to O.C.G.A § 32-7-2, to
reduce the number of roads in Augusta, Georgia that are not utilized or useful to the public and to
abandon such roads; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held on January 30, 2017 at the Augusta-Richmond
County Municipal Building, 2nd Floor, 535 Telfair Street, Augusta, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, notice of such Public Hearing was published in The Augusta Chronicle, the
newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements for Richmond County are published, on January 19,
2017 and January 26,2017, and that the property owners located on approximately 180 feet of Old
Berckman Road off of Washington Road were given notice; and
WHEREAS, the results of the Public Hearing were reported to the Board of
Commissioners and considered thereby; and
WHEREAS, the Commission, at their meeting held, January 31, 2017, approved the
proposed abandonment,pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 32-7-2 and the requirements of said statute having
been met;
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Commission and it is hereby resolved by the
authority of same as follows:
1. It is hereby determined that all requirements of O.C.G.A. § 32-7-2 have been met for the
abandonment and removal above-said of the Right-of-Way and such Right-of-Way no
longer serves a substantial public purpose or that its removal from the county road system
is otherwise in the best public interest and is hereby abandoned as part of the Richmond
County Road System;
2. The land formerly comprising the Right-of-Way shall be quitclaimed as permitted by law
to the adjoining property owner, subject to easements and restrictions deemed necessary
by the Augusta Engineering Department and the Augusta Utilities Department, and the
Mayor and Clerk of Commission are hereby authorized to execute the documents necessary
to effectuate such transfer as directed by the Augusta Law Department.
3. This Resolution shall be recorded in the Minutes of the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission, accompanied by the exhibits referred to herein;
4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
Da Y ADOPTED by the Augusta, Georgia Commission this 1, day of
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