IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
WITHDRAWN 6/04/2012
Title
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 Indian Mound Neighborhood Association of Kansas City, MO, for rehabilitation and redevelopment of the urban core in accordance with section 141.750.2, RSMo 2000.
Intro
RESOLUTION #17903, June 4, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
Body
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 5415 St. John Avenue, Kansas City, MO, legally described as Winningham Place W 20.5' of Lot 11 and all of Lot 12, parcel number 13-840-04-29-01-0-00-000, be conveyed to Indian Mound Neighborhood Association of Kansas City (Jackson County), MO, a Missouri non-profit corporation, to cultivate into a community garden in an effort to curb blight within the urban core; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Land Trust Trustees b...
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