IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a General Warranty Deed conveying a tract of park property within the City of Lone Jack, adjacent to the Lone Jack Civil War Museum, to Lone Jack Baptist Church, and accepting a replacement parcel adjacent to a tract already owned by the County.
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RESOLUTION #16763, November 24, 2008
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence and Fred Arbanas, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Lone Jack Baptist Church desires to begin planning for future building expansion; and,
WHEREAS, Lone Jack Baptist Church cannot build to its west due to existing, complex utility easements, and cannot build to its north due to the City of Lone Jack's street easement across the church's property; and,
WHEREAS, the County owns a tract of park property, adjacent to the Lone Jack Civil War Museum, which has road frontage to Bynum Road, the major north/south road in Lone Jack, and the church wishes to acquire this parcel to facilitate future expansion of the church and to permit a street easement in favor of the City of Lone Jack across the church property; and,
WHEREAS, Lone Jack Baptist Church proposes to replace the tract owned by the County with a tract adjacent to other property owned by the County, located across the street from the Lone Jack Civil War Museum; and,
WHEREAS, the replacement property is acceptable to the Director of Parks and Recreation, and the Lone Jack Historical Society is in favor of the arrangement to preserve future access to an area where the Civil War battle was primarily fought; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute a General Warranty Deed conveying the above-described County property to Lone Jack Baptist Church, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the conveyance of a replacement parcel from Lone Jack Baptist Church be and hereby is accepted.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #16763 of November 24, 2008, was duly passed on December 1,2008 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent ______1______
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Date Mary Jo Spino Clerk of Legislature