PLACEMENT: Consent
TITLE:
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ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A UTILITY EASEMENT ON COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN CERTAIN UNOPENED RIGHT-OF-WAY KNOWN AS SW KANSAS AVENUE IN STUART
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request for the adoption of a resolution approving and accepting a Utility Easement on County owned property, pursuant to Section 704.09, Florida Statutes. The easement is located along the south 644-feet of the 40-foot-wide unopened right-of-way of SW Kansas Avenue in Stuart. This request is necessary due to receipt of application to abandon right-of-way initiated for Operation 300 and to protect future County infrastructure.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Carla T. Segura FRP
Title: Real Property Manager
REQUESTED BY: Sam Amerson, Utilities and Solid Waste Director
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
1. Documents Drafted by:
Martin County
2. Parties:
Martin County, Grantee and Grantor (pursuant to Section 704.09, Florida Statutes)
3. Purpose:
Acceptance of a Utility Easement to allow for future water, sewer and raw water lines.
4. New/Renewal/Modified:
New
5. Duration:
Perpetual
6. Benefits to Martin County:
Addition of a new easement to the County utility network
7. Costs to Martin County:
Minimal recording fees
At its September 5, 1923, meeting, the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County, approved and declared a forty-foot (40') wide right-of-way along SW Kansas Avenue as a public highway.
On February 19, 2025, the County received a letter from Operation 300 requesting the abandonment of the unopened portion of SW Kansas Avenue right-of-way. The County Utilities and Solid Waste Department has agreed to the abandonment of the south 644-feet of the 40' wide unopened right-of-way, subject to the condition that the County retain a 40' wide Utility Easement for future water, sewer and raw water lines.
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