IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Trustees of the Land Trust of Jackson County to convey one parcel of real property located in Kansas City, Missouri, to the Monett Battle of Westport Fund, Inc., of Kansas City, MO, for rehabilitation and redevelopment of the urban core in accordance with section 141.750.2, RSMo 2000.
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RESOLUTION #17926, June 18, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, section 141.750.2, RSMo 2000, authorizes the Trustees of the Land Trust of Jackson County to convey title in fee simple for consideration less than two-thirds of the appraised value of a property, only after the consent of at least two of the Trustees' appointing authorities; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, by its Resolution 110072, approved February 10, 2011, has delegated the authority to its Director of Neighborhood and Community Services Department to approve the transfer of blighted properties held by Land Trust of Jackson County to neighborhood-based non-profit corporations for rehabilitation; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 17509, dated February 14, 2011, the Legislature did express its support for these efforts of the City Council and staff of the City of Kansas City to reduce blight in the city's urban core; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri Director Neighborhood and Community Services Department has recommended that the property located at 5001 E. 59th Street, Kansas City, MO, legally described in the attached Exhibit A, be conveyed to Monett Battle of Westport Fund, Inc., of Kansas City (Jackson County), MO, a Missouri non-profit corporation, for restoration to its 1864 appearance as part of the Saving Kansas City's Battlefield Initiative; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Land Trust Trustees be authorized to convey the property located at 5001 E. 59th Street, Kansas C...
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