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A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY BY THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, UNDER F2~!INENT DOMAIN PRO- CEEDINGS PURSUANT TO C~LAPTER 471 OF T~ ACTS OF ASSEMBLY OF 1970, SAID PROPERTY BEING NECESS~_RY FOR T~ CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE STATION BOUNDED ON THE ~EST BY LEE AVES-rUE, ON THE EAST BY INDUSTRIAL AVE~.~q3E AND ON THE SOUTH BY CLEVELA~D STREET IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. W~EREAS, the City of Portsmouth has found it neces- sary'to acquire the interest hereinafter specified in and to the hereinafter described parcel of land situate in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of constructing a Fire Station; and W~EREAS, the City of Portsmouth has not been able to purchase the property described herein, necessary to the project, because the owners thereof and the City have not-been able to agree upon the price to be paid therefor, or the City has not been able to locate certain of the owners or because of the status of the title of the property; and ~4EREAS, advancement of the work and use of said pro- ject will be delayed unreasonably if the said property is not made available as soon as possible. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. The City Attorney is directed to institute emi- nent domain proceedings, employing special counsel for that purpose if he deems it advisable, against the following property situate in the City. of Portsmouth, for the purpose of acquiring fee simple title therein~ together with any and all easements of access, light or air incident to the lands of the landowner abutting upon said property, in accordance with and pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.07 and 2.08 of the Charter of the City of Ports- ~uth (Chapter 471 of the Acts of Asse~ly of 1970), and to de- posi~ to the credit of the court as provided by law ~he sum here- aft~_r specified to compensate Henry McDowelI, Reva McDowel, a/k/a Reva McDowell, a/k/a Rena McDowetl, Georgianna McQueen Jones, a/k/a/ Georgianna McQueen, Ctora E. Bellamy, Elizabeth McAllister, Claudia Bell Howard, Lula Mae Brown and Ca!lie R. McRae, or if any of the above named defendants be not living, then their heirs or devisees to~ether with any and all other persons, known or un- known, who may-have an int~rest,~right, title or cla~ in an~ to the property sought to be condemned, who are the owners or ~no have an interest therein Of the hereinafter described property.