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RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO SELL OR CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE DULUTH HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, Section 2-176(a) of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended (“Code”), requires that prior to any city-owned property being offered for sale or conveyance, the city council shall, by resolution, state its intention to sell or convey such property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Duluth city council hereby states its intention to offer for sale or conveyance property in the city of Duluth legally described on the attached Exhibit A and depicted on the attached Exhibit B.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to authorize the sale or conveyance of certain real property located near the intersection of Central Entrance and Myrtle Street. An aerial view of the real property to be sold or conveyed is depicted on the attached Exhibit C.
The City acquired the property under a turnback deed from the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation for a large number of parcels. The city conducted an internal review of the property and determined that the property is surplus to the city’s current or future needs.
The City’s planning department reviewed the proposed sale or conveyance for conformity to the city’s comprehensive plan and determined that a sale or conveyance of the property conforms with said comprehensive plan; a copy of the letter of conformity is attached as Exhibit D. The property has an estimated market value of approximately $24,270.