Explanation
Background: The following legislation authorizes the City Attorney to file the necessary complaints for the appropriation of permanent easements in and to real estate necessary for the Scioto-Darby Creek 24" Water Main Project.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for this project is from the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow the Eminent Domain actions to proceed without delay thereby allowing this project to move forward.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to file the necessary complaints for the appropriation of permanent easements in and to real estate necessary for the Scioto-Darby Creek 24" Water Main Project, Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Ohio, a municipal corporation, is engaged in the acquisition of certain real property interests for the Scioto-Darby Creek 24" Water Main Project; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Columbus, Ohio, adopted Resolution No. 0015X-2006, on the 27th day of February, 2006, declaring the necessity and intent to appropriate the real property interests hereinafter described and the purpose of the appropriation, and notice of such adoption of said resolution has been served in accordance with Columbus City Code Sec. 909.03; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division Water, in that it is necessary to appropriate such real property interests so that there will be no delay in the aforementioned project, and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That permanent easements in, over, under, across and through the following described real property, be appropriated for the public purpose of the Scioto-D...
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