Title
Land Acquisition - Irvins Creek Greenway
Action
ACTION:
Authorize the County Manager to negotiate and execute all documents necessary for acquisition of a permanent greenway easement (±0.12 acres) and a temporary construction easement (±0.01 acres) on Tax Parcel 193-151-03 from Carolina Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, Inc for the future construction of the Irvins Creek Greenway for a purchase price of $1,850 from Fund PAYG.
Staff Contact: Meredith Nesbitt, Asset & Facility Management
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Park and Recreation proposes acquisition of a permanent greenway easement and temporary construction easement on Tax Parcel 193-151-03 for the construction of the Irvins Creek Greenway in the Town of Matthews. Park and Recreation has a greenway trail that is planned to be 12’ wide that will run from Idlewild Road to Lakeview Circle. The greenway project is part of the Fiscal Year 2019 - 2023 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and is budgeted for approximately $3,500,000 of which the Town of Matthews has budgeted $500,000. To complete the greenway project, the County will need to obtain a permanent greenway easement and temporary construction easement on the subject parcel that, combined, is roughly 0.13 acres in size. This section of greenway trail, when complete, will add approximately 1.54 miles of greenway to the County’s greenway inventory.
The easements were appraised August 27, 2020 by Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services for $1,850.00, which is also the purchase price. This acquisition is consistent with the County’s Park and Recreation Master Plan which calls for expanding the County’s greenway system. Per the greenway acquisition process outlined for the Board at its October 20, 2015 meeting, this item is not being reviewed in closed session because the purchase price is less than $30,000 and the purchase price is appraised value or less.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
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