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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FORT WORTH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S
EXERCISE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR CONDEMNATION OF
LOT 1, BLOCK 98, T&P RAILWAY COMPANY SUBDIVISION
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (the T) was created under
Article 1118y of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes; and
WHEREAS, Article 1118y grants the T the right of eminent domain to acquire
property provided that the right may not be exercised without the approval of each
proposed acquisition by the governing body of the city in which the property is
situated, and
WHEREAS, the T has acquired certain tracts of real property needed by it in
connection with the expansion and renovation of its maintenance facility, and the
construction of a new headquarters administration building; and
WHEREAS, in connection with those projects, the T has also attempted to acquire the
lot described below through negotiations with its owner, but has not been able to
reach a mutually agreeable price for such property in those negotiations, and
WHEREAS, the T's Executive Committee, by resolution adopted on November 17,
1994, determined that there is a public necessity for acquisition of this property and
approved its acquisition through eminent domain, and
WHEREAS, the T has requested that the Fort Worth City Council approve its
exercise of the right of eminent domain to acquire this property, which is located in
the City
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL
THAT•
1 There is a public necessity for the acquisition of the property described
as Lot. 1, Block 98, Texas Pacific Railway Company Subdivision to the
City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, and
2 The T's exercise of the right of eminent domain to acquire this property
is approved.
Approved this day of December, 1994, A.D
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V~JV ~L Mayo Kay Grang
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