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RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO SELL OR CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, Section 2-176(a) of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, 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 real property in the city of Duluth legally described as:
East ½ of Lot 326, Block 109, Duluth Proper Second Division AND
West ½ of Lot 324, Block 109, Duluth Proper Second Division
St. Louis County, Minnesota
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to state the City’s intent to sell certain real property in the Lincoln Park neighborhood located on W. Fourth St. between 20th and 21st Avenues West. The real property proposed to be sold is depicted in red on the attached Exhibit 1 (the “Property”).
The City acquired the Property via donation in 2021. When donated to the City, the Property contained a dilapidated structure on it that has since been demolished with CDBG funding. The City acquired the Property and demolished the structure so that the Property could be used for an infill housing development project. The City now desires to convey the property to The Housing and Development Authority of Duluth, Minnesota for such purposes.
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 and the property is surplus to the city’s future needs. The letter of conformity is attached as Exhibit 2.
According to the St. Louis County assessor, the real property intended to be sold has a current estimated market value of $31,800.