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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN AT 17171 WOLF ROAD
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WHEREAS, flood mitigation in the Village of Orland Park is a material concern to the entire community; and
WHEREAS, numerous formal Commissions and Village consultants have reviewed and studied plans for flood mitigation throughout Orland Park; and
WHEREAS, past and present Village Boards have recognized the benefit of creating flood mitigation areas as a means of fostering a vibrant and active place to live and to do business; and
WHEREAS, past and present Village Boards have pursued a policy of seeking opportunities to establish flood mitigation areas by virtue of compensatory storage in Orland Park; and
WHEREAS, the present Village Board has also pursued a very restrictive policy of using its eminent domain power only when it is “clearly necessary” to do so; and
WHEREAS, the Subject property is burdened by past due real estate taxes, the redemption for which exceeds the fair-market value of the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, the Subject Property is also burdened by significant code violations and is in need of substantial repair for it to be of value to the owner and to the Village’s economic vitality; and
WHEREAS, the current owner of the Subject Property and the Village have been unable to come to terms on the purchase of the Subject Property by the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board finds and determines that it is necessary, advisable and in the best interests of the Village and its residents that certain properties commonly known as 17171 South Wolf Road, Orland Park, Illinois (the “Subject Properties”), be acquired from current owner by the Village through eminent domain or otherwise for the public purpose of flood mitigation and for other Village purposes;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
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The Village hereby authorizes and empowers ...
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