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873 Motion 6f Mr. Hawks and seconded by Mr. Clemens, the foltowisg resolution was adopted and by the following vote:i . qA,RESO]~UTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERT~[ OWNED BY LEONDIOS C. LOIZOU AND~HELEN:iG. LOIZOU UNDER EI[INENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THE'CHARTER OF THE: CITi OF PORTSMOUTH~ SA~D PROPERTY,'BEING NECESSARY TO ~W~.DE~ HIGH STREET~ IN THE;HIGH STREET WIDENING.~HALIFAX AVENUE TO. HARTFORD~ sTREET ~RojEcTi WHEREAS!~ the Council Of the City of P0r~m0~t~i~irginia, has determined i~ to be in the puhliO~interest to widen.~High Street in the High Street. Widening Halif'ax Avenue to Hartford Street Project; and/ : ~ WHEREA$~ the City~ has not bee~ able to purchase the property described herein, necessary to the projecti, because the owners thereof and ~he City have not been able to agree upon the price to be paid therefore; and WHEREAS the advancement of the work and th-e uSe~of said prope~rty. Will be unreaSOnablY~delayed if said pr~operty is not made ava. ilable~ fo~ the project asi! soon as possible. NOW, TH! RE,FORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, ~irginia: That. th~ city Attorney be, and he hereby~is, directed to lnstltut~e Emlnent~Domaln proceedings against the · hereinafter-~es~ribed property situate in the City ~f Portsmouth, Virgi~ia,~ fo~ the purpose~Of~ acquiring fee s~mple title theret~ pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.07, and 2.~8 of the Code, and to deposit to the credit of the Clerk of the Circuit Cou. rt of~ the City of Port'smcuth as~ provided by law ~he sum hereinafter :~pecified to compensate the owners of~th~-~property designated a]~d shown as "Plat showing parcel owned by Leondios C. & Helen G. Li~izOU to be Acquired by City of Portsmouth, Virginia, High Street i[mprovements - R/W. acquisition," made by Hassell & Folkes, P.C.. Engineers, Surveyors ~ Planners, dated March 22, 1989, a copy of which plat-is attached hereto and made a part hereof. The nam,~s of the property owners are Leondios C. Loizou and Helen G. Loi~ou. The amol~nt to be deposited to the credit of the Clerk of the Circuit Cour of the City of Portsmouth is $2,500.00." Ayes: Clemon: , Corprew, Epperson, King, Hawks Nays- none (b) A resolution to provide for the acquisition of c,~rtain property owned by Donald E. Wagner and , E~ihel L. Wagner under eminent domain proceedings ~ p~rsuant to the Charter of the City of~ Portsmouth. Motion ~f Mr. Clemens and seconded by ~Mr, Epperson, the following re~olution was adopted and by the following vote: "~ REsOluTION TO: PRO~IDE FOR iTHE ACQUISITIONOE: ~CE:RTAIN ~-~,PROPERTY OWNED BY DONALD E. WAGNER AND ETHEL L. WAGNER UNDER EMINENT CITY OF HIGH HARTFORi DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CHARTER OF THE PORTSMOUTH, SAID PROPERTY BEING NECESSARY TO WIDEN %EET IN THE HIGH STREET WIDENING HALIFAX AVENUE TO STREET PROJECT.