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August 23, 1983
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth has determined it to be in the public
<br />interest to reconstruct, alter and widen West Norfolk Road; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City has found it necessary to acquire the fee simple interest in and to the
<br />hereinafter-described parcel of land situated in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, for the sai
<br />purpose o£ reconstructing, altering and widening West Norfolk Road; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City has not been able to purchase the property described herein, necessary
<br />to th~ pmO.j~ect, because the owners thereof and the City have not been able to agree upon the
<br />price to be paid therefor; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, advancement of the work and use of said property will be unreasonably delayed
<br />if said p'roperty is not made available for the project as soon as possible.
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<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia:
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<br /> That the City Attorney be, and he hereby is, directed to institute eminent domain pro-
<br />ceedings against the hereinafter-described property situated in the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, for the purpose of acquiring fee simple title therein, together with any and all
<br />easements of access, light or air incident to the lands of the landowner abutting upon said
<br />property, in accordance with, and pursuant to, ~2~06~2.87 ~nd~'2.08 of the Charter of the
<br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia, as amended, and to deposit to the credit of the Clerk of the
<br />Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth as provided by law the sum hereinafter specified to
<br />compensate the owners of the property designated as Parcel 049 on that certain plat entitled
<br />"Plat Showings:PropoSed Right-of-Way Expansion For West Norfolk Road", dated July 11, 1983,
<br />prepared by the Engineering ~ Technical Services Department of the City of Portsmouth, Vir-
<br />ginia, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia
<br />mn Map Book 12, pages 68 through 71, both inclusive.
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<br />The name of the property owner is: Clarke M. Thornton.
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<br /> The amount to be deposited to the credit of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City
<br />of Portsmouth is: $8,700.00."
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Webb, Whitlow, Johans~n
<br />Nays: Holley
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Whitlow and seconded~by Mrs. Webb, authorizing the City Manager to convey,
<br />in the manner required by law, any property acquired in connection with the West Norfolk Road
<br />project and no longer deemed to be necessary to the purposes of said ~roject, and was adopted
<br />by 6~1 (nay-Holley) vote.
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<br /> 83-323 - Letter from the City Manager recommending
<br />the eonveyance of City owned property to the Industrial
<br />Industrial Avenue).
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<br />adoption of
<br />Development
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<br />a resolution authorizing
<br />Authority (Lee Avenue and
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<br /> "The City of Portsmouth owns certain proper~y in the Port area bounded
<br />Avenue and on the east by Industrial Avenue as shown on the attached ~lat.
<br />no longer needed by the City, and is valued at $18,260.00.
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<br />on the west by Lee
<br />The property is
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<br /> The Industrial Development Authority has advised that they have received a proposal from
<br />C. E. Wille~g to,~deyelop the property for Port related busmness, and it would appear that it
<br />is in the best interest of the City that the property be conveyed to the Industrial Developmen~
<br />Authority for sale to Mr. Willett for development as a Port related business.
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<br /> The developer has agreed to screen the property by using a
<br />prevent viewing of trucks and containers stored on the property
<br />construct the fence in accordance with the City of Portsmouth's
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<br />suitable fence that would
<br />from the public street, and
<br />setback requirements.
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<br /> The attached resolution prepared by the office of the City Attorney authorizes me to
<br />convey the property ~o the Industrial Development Authority as surplus City property, which
<br />will result in its sale by the Industrial Development Authority for its established value of
<br />$18,260.00~.'!'
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<br /> On:,m~t.ion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, the following resolution was adopted
<br />and by the following vote:
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<br /> "A RESOLU. TION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY CITY OWNED PROPERTY TO THE -,-~il
<br /> INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LEE AVENUE AND INDUSTRIAL AVENUE).
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth owns certain hereinafter-described property in the vicin-
<br />ity of the Port area bounded on the west by Lee Avenue and on the east by Industrial Avenue;
<br />and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Industrial Development Authority has received a proposal from C. E. Willett
<br />to develop said property for Port related business; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, said property is no longer needed by the City of Portsmouth for municipal pur-
<br />poses and is, hereby, declared to be surplus;~and
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<br /> WHEREAS, th~:City council deems it to be in the best interest of the City that said prope
<br />be developed for Port related b~siness activities; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the value of said property has been established to be $18,260; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the proposed developer has agreed to screen the property by using a suitable
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