2024-0330
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance to approve a purchase and/or expropriate a .31 acre temporary construction servitude for replacement parking over property now or formerly owned by S-One Properties, LLC, for the Ormond Area Flood Mitigation, CN Railroad Culvert Installation Project (P200801).
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WHEREAS, the Ormond area in Destrehan, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana has a history of drainage problems; and,
WHEREAS, drainage improvements are needed to relieve the constriction of flow under the CN Railroad tracks to increase the overall drainage capacity of the railroad crossing system and mitigate the flooding in the area; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish has secured funding from the State of Louisiana through the Office of Community Development Louisiana Watershed Initiative for this project; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary for St. Charles Parish to acquire the identified real estate interest from landowners in order for St. Charles Parish to construct, operate, and maintain the Ormond Area Flood Mitigation, CN Railroad Culvert Installation Project to protect the property owners in the Destrehan community; and,
WHEREAS, properties are more particularly described on the Survey of Lot 2010 Ormond Country Club Estate Commercial Area prepared by Lucien C. Gassen, P.L.S., dated February 10, 1993, attached hereto and made a part hereof; and,
WHEREAS, the fair market value of the required real estate interest that needs to be acquired, as established by a licensed MAI appraiser, is $28,025.45.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the purchase and/or expropriation of a .31 acre temporary construction servitude for replacement parking over property now or formerly owned by S-One Properties, LLC, is hereby approved and accepted for the not to exceed value of $28,025.45.
SECTION II. That the Parish President is hereby authorized to exec...
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