DEPARTMENT
Real Estate and Asset Management
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Resolution declaring County-owned easement rights as surplus and authorizing the assignment of the Fulton County, Georgia Deed of Easement rights in non-County owned property at the intersection of Buffington Road and Roosevelt Highway (State Route No. 29) to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for road purposes. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. ?36-9-3(a)(3)(A), the County may dispose of real property to any other body politic without first submitting the sale or conveyance to the process of an auction or the solicitation of sealed bids to a highest responsible bidder.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
Scope of Work: The Georgia Department of Transportation ("GDOT") is requesting that Fulton County convey its real property interests obtained from CSX Transportation Inc. via a Deed of Easement, recorded in the Real Estate Records of Fulton County, Georgia in Deed Book 53791, Page 12 et seq. on May 8, 2014. The acquisition of Fulton County's easement rights was obtained for right-of-way project, CSCMQ -007-00(096). Fulton County is no longer handling the project and GDOT needs the easement rights to complete planned roadway improvements at the railway intersection of Buffington Road and Roosevelt Highway, State Route No. 29. Approval of Board of Commis...
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