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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-05-14 07-180 ORDERI Date: 5-14-07 tem Ro.07 180 Item/Subject Order, Authorizing the qty Managerto Exchange Deeds with Grant Realty Corporadonto 1 -and along Griffin Road for an Access Drive. ResRosible Department: Engineering Grant Realty Corpmation is in the process of retuning its holdings located generally between Kenduskeog Avenue, Griffin Road, and Broadway for a phased residential and mixed use development. The City owns the property at 7 Griffin Road that is adjacent to the proposed development. This Order authorizes the City Manager to exchange deeds with Gram Realty Corporation to give Gram Realty the additional frontage on Griffin Road necessarytoaccommodate a proposed access drive that will allow traffic to be directed W Griffin Road rather than Kenduskeag Avenue. In exchange for this frontage, the City will receive an equal amount of land along the rear of the CWs lot. Department Head the City property was initially acquired for future school use. As a result, this exchange has been discussed with the School Department and endorsed by the School Committee. Sincedimroh�no net loss in property, it will have no impact on future City use of the property. This exchange developed as part of an overall effort to plan for a development of the Grant property that would address the traffic concerns of the neighbors and incorporate elements of sound environmental design into the overall plan. Over the past months, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has discussed this overall project with both representatives of the developer and the Kenduskeag Avenue neighbors. In addition, the developers have met separately on several Occasions with the neighbors and their representatives. At its last meeting, the Committee recommended Council approval & CD, // City Manager Aseoclated Infurmaflen: fftP Flnanre Director Legal APPmval: City Solicitor ll b uced for x Passage First Reading Paga_of G _ Referral 07 180 AasignM to councilor CrmN ck May lc, zoe] s CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Order, Authorizing the City Manager to Exchange Deeds with Gant Realty Corporation to Land Along Gri in Road for an Access Drive. BE IT ORDERED BY THE CRY COUNCIL OF THE CRY OF BANGOR THAT The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a deed to a strip of land containing 0.96 acres, more or less, along the northeast side of I Gdfin Road (tax map R-33, lot l) to Grant Realty Corporation for use as an access drive in exchange for a deed to a strip of land containing 0.96 acres, more or lees, adjacent to the mrth side of ] Griffin Road, to the City from Grant Realty Corporadon, as shown on Exhibit A. The deeds shall be in a form approved by the City S011dtar or Assistant Oty Solicitor. IN CITY COONCIL Noy 14, 2007 tetion Node and secovded for P saage - Pas CLQ A 0]-190 LTC 'go the City Manager t EEzzccM1hee $ ratiw to Lend Aioeg Griffin eoed for an Acess AsupollucounaMw fie. A S,.a 07 180