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RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PERMANENT EASEMENTS FOR STREET AND UTILITY PURPOSES FROM MILLER & HOLMES INC., OVER, UNDER, AND ACROSS CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, AT NO COST TO THE CITY.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to accept, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 1, from MILLER & HOLMES INC., a Minnesota corporation, perpetual easements for: (i) street and utility purposes over, under, and across the real property legally described on Exhibit A attached to Exhibit 1 and depicted on Exhibit C attached to Exhibit 1 and (ii) utility purposes over, under, and across the real property legally described on Exhibit B attached to Exhibit 1 and depicted on Exhibit C attached to Exhibit 1, at no cost to the city.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the acceptance of permanent easements for street and utility purposes from MILLER & HOLMES INC., a Minnesota corporation, over, under, and across certain property in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, at no cost to the city.
Between 2026-2028, the city will be completing a reconstruction of Superior Street from Carlton Street to West Michigan Street (the "Project"). The new street will be a bituminous road with curb and gutter. ADA compliant sidewalks, multi-use trails, improved street lighting and better green space will also be added to the corridor. All watermains and storm sewer will be replaced as part of the Project.
The majority of the Project will be completed within existing right-of-way, but there are a few areas where elements of the Project are designed outside of the existing right-of-way. There is a small portion in the design of the new sidewalk that lies within Lot 210, DULUTH PROPER SECOND DIVISION that the city desires to obtain an easement over. During a review of the city's real estate records in relation to the Project, it was discovered that the vesting deed to Mil...
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