IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION correcting the legal description of a transfer of Hill Park previously authorized by Resolution 15187, dated October 12, 2004, for the purpose of transferring Hill Park to the City of Independence, Missouri, and authorizing the County Executive to execute conveyance instruments
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RESOLUTION # 15429, March 21, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Fred Arbanas and Dennis Waits, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Legislature did, by Resolution 15187, dated October 12, 2004, authorize the County Executive to execute conveyance instruments transferring Hill Park, a neighborhood park located at or near 23rd and Maywood, in Independence, Missouri, to the City of Independence, Missouri, in a form approved by the County Counselor; and,
WHEREAS, article II, ยง 16.25 of the Jackson County Charter authorizes the Legislature to transfer county property to municipalities of the State of Missouri upon terms it deems advantageous to the County and the proposed conveyance remains in the best interests of the citizens of Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, upon joint review of the legal counsel for the City of Independence and the County, it has been determined that a sectional portion of the legal description constituting the area of record of Hill Park was omitted by clerical error in Resolution 15187, dated October 12, 2004; and,
WHEREAS, the County Counselor recommends that the Legislature authorize the correction of the legal description used in Resolution 15187 to accomplish the complete transfer of Hill Park to the City of Independence; and,
WHEREAS, the following legal description, agreed to by the City of Independence, is recommended for use in the conveyance instrument:
The West 12.15 acres of the south 29.51 acres of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 9, Township 49, Range 32, in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri (Hill Park), except that part in str...
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