Common Council expressing its Interest in Purchasing the Property Located Adj. to the Organic Resoures Plant

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RESOLUTION NO. 0?15 ( �- ! U A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, EXPRESSING ITS INTEREST IN PURCHASING THE PROPERTY LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE ORGANIC RESOURCES PLANT WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and desirable by the South Bend Board of Public Works to acquire approximately .85 acres of a two lot piece of real property, comprising land and a house, at 4236 West Cleveland Road in South Bend, Indiana, which real property is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Faulkens, who reside in the house on the property directly adjacent to the Organic Resources plant, and is particularly described as: That part of the Northwest quarter of Section 28, Township 38 North, Range 2 East, City of South Bend, German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana which is described as: Beginning at a P.K. Nail set on the North Line of said section 28 and the centerline of Cleveland Road which is S. 890- 57' -50" E., 1325.33 ft. from the Northwest corner of said Section 28; thence S. 890 -57'- 50" E. 132.00 ft. along said North line and centerline to a set P.K. nail; thence S. 000- 10' -37" W., 990.00 ft. to a set 5/8" capped rebar; thence N. 890- 57' -50" W., 132.00 ft. to a set 5/8" capped rebar; thence N. 000- 10' -37" E., 990.00 ft. to the point of beginning. Containing 3.00 acres and comprised of two (2) lots. Subject to al legal highways, easements and restrictions of record. ( "Real Property "); and WHEREAS, the additional Real Property will allow Organic Resources to expand its public loading area and increase its service to the community without encroaching on its adjacent neighbors, the Faulkens, residing at 4236 West Cleveland Road; and WHEREAS, there are additional houses located in the neighborhood. None, however, are located immediately adjacent to the Organic Resources plant on Cleveland Road; and WHEREAS, the Faulkens successfully petitioned Area Plan Commission for the creation of two legal lots of record out of one legal lot of record, of which the Board of Public Works is interested in one lot; and WHEREAS, Ralph D. Lauver, appraiser, valued the Real Property at $40,000.00, and Robert L. Huddleston, appraiser, valued the property at $25,000.00; and WHEREAS, an offer to purchase real estate must not exceed the average of two appraisals.