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R-24-03 <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF AN EASEMENT HAVING <br />A LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 255 FEET AND A WIDTH OF APPROXIMATELY <br />50 FEET ACROSS PROPERTY LOCATED ADJACENT TO ROUTE 460 (TAX <br />PARCEL 35*XX) TO COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC FOR THE PURPOSE <br />OF INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING GAS UTILITY FACILITIES. <br />WHEREAS, Columbia Gas intends to relocate portions of an existing gas line that runs <br />through the Great Dismal Swamp in order to improve its environmental footprint and minimize <br />its impact on the swamp habitat; and <br />WHEREAS, as part of the relocation, Columbia Gas has requested that the City grant an <br />approximately 255 x 50 foot easement across a former railway bed having a tax parcel number of <br />35*XX; and <br />WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities has reviewed the requested easement and <br />determined that it will not interfere with the City's water delivery system; and <br />WHEREAS, the proposed purchase price for the easement is $7,300; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia that it hereby approves and authorizes the conveyance of an easement substantially as <br />shown on that survey attached hereto as Exhibit A to Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC for the <br />purpose of installing and maintaining gas utility facilities. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held on <br />February 13, 2024. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />