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HomeMy WebLinkAboutres1981-0601 2 3 4 5 6 ,7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DATE: December. 17, 1981 INTRODUCED BY: PROPOSED BY: RESOLUTION NO. 81 -60 Muenscher Leonard Cowden A RESOLUTION TO EXCHANGE CnUNTY REEL PROPEPTY FOR PRIVATE REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY LEONARD COWDEN AND DIANNE COWDEN WHEREAS, Whatcom County is the owner of certain real property, more particularly described as follows: That portion of Government Lot 4 in Section 28, Township 39 North, Range 4 East of W.M., described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of that certain tract of land as described in Whatcom County Auditor' -s File No. 759970 and Volume 391 of needs, page 86, Records of Whatcom County, Washington; the Northwest corner and North line being marked by the County Engineer's Survey Crew and Leonard Cowden; Thence east, along the north line of said certain tract of land, for a distance of 87.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; Thence, continuing east 241.50 feet,. Thence, south, at right angles, for a distance of 418.82 feet; Thence south 72 °44'18" west 272.42 feet: Thence north 38 107'35" west 270.85 feet; Thence north 08120'15" west 45.07 feet; Thence north 21 °08'43" east 60.13 feet: Thence north 42 °33'33" east 252.40 feet to the point of beginning. Situate in Whatcom County, Washington, containing 3.82 acres. WHEREAS, Leonard Cowden and Dianne Cowden, his wife, are the owners of certain real property which they wish to exchange for the aforesaid County property, and the Cowden property is more particularly described as follows: RESOLUTION - 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Legal Description: F strip of land 100 feet wide across the tract of land in Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 28, Township 39 North, Range 4 East of W.M., east of Goshen in said county, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the southwesterly line of Goshen Road, 1,200 feet Northwesterly from the intersection of said line with the east line of said Lot 4; thence south, parallel to said lot line, to the southwesterly line of the former right -of -way of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company; thence northwesterly along said right -of -way line, to the east line of the west 1003 feet of said Lot 3 produced south; thence north to the Goshen Road; thence southeasterly to the point of beginning; Said 100 -foot strip having the.following described center line: Commencing at a point in the north line of said Section 28, which is 65.5 feet north 89 021' east, from the northwest corner thereof;'thence south 44 004' east approximately 1320 feet to the east line of the west 1003 feet of said Lot 3, pro- duced south, which is the true point of beginning; thence continuing along said course, approximately 1130 .feet to the east line of above- described tract. Situate in Whatcom County, Washington. WHEREAS, RCW 36.34.330 authorizes the County legislative authority to exchange County real property for privately -owned real property of equal value. Provided, that it is determined by a decree of the Superior Court that: (1) The county real property proposed to be exchanged is not necessary to the future foreseeable needs of such county; (2) The real property to be acquired by such exchange is necessary for the future foreseeable needs of such county; (3) The value of the county real property to be ex- changed is not more than the value of the real property to be acquired by such exchange; and, WHEREAS, based upon the recommendation of.the Whatcom County Engineer and a professional appraisal of the properties proposed for .exchange, the Whatcom County Council has determined RESOLUTION - 2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 that the County real property proposed to be exchanged is not neces• sary to the future foreseeable needs of the County, and the real property to be acquired by such exchange is necessary for the future foreseeable needs of the County, and the value of the County real property to be exchanged is not more than the value of the real property to be acquired by such exchange; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, subject to the approval of the Superior Court of Whatcom County, Washington, and pursuant to the provisions of RCW 36.34.330, the Whatcom County Council hereby approves the exchange of the aforesaid County real property for the real property owned by Leonard and Diane Cowden. DATED this 17th day of December 1981. WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHA TCOM COUNTY, [CIA SHINGTON ATTEST: Joan Ogden, County Auditor and Ex- officio, Clerk of the Council: B • � C Deputy APPROVED AS TO FORM: BRUCE L. DISEND, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney RESOLUTION - 3. " 0z' SHIRLEY VAN ZA TEN , Chairperson