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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />JUNE 21, 2010 <br />6:30 P.M. <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: <br />Parks -Approval of Purchase of Real Property <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />A 47.9 acre tract of land on Mt. Pleasant Highway along Adams Creek was <br />identified as part of the approved Cabarrus CTT (Carolina Thread Trail) <br />Greenway Masterplan, specifically, the Connector Loop to Dutch Buffalo <br />Creek. There is 5,415 feet of identified greenway adjacent to Adams Creek on <br />this property. Access to the property is available via an existing pump station <br />road which WSACC (Water Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County) has an <br />agreement to use; and, via an easement from Oldenburg Drive. The property <br />(Parcel No. 5579356630) is currently owned by Augsburg Communities, LLC <br />and is for sale at $282,000. The property owner has agreed to sell the land to <br />the County for $141,000, a 50 percent reduction. A Clean Water Management <br />Trust Fund grant for $141,000 was approved for this project. Therefore, the <br />local match of $10,000 is the only cost the County will incur to purchase the <br />47.9 acre tract. At its May 20th meeting, the Cabarrus County Parks <br />Commission unanimously voted to recommend the purchase of this property <br />to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners as part of the Cabarrus <br />County CTT Greenway Masterplan. This is the first Greenway corridor <br />identified for purchase outside any municipal/town limits in Cabarrus County <br />since the plan was adopted in 2009. Although the application was submitted <br />by the Town of Mt. Pleasant, the Town is not interested in acquiring the <br />property. A budget amendment was prepared for the Board's consideration. <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Motion to approve the purchase of real property as set forth above; adopt <br />related budget amendment; and authorize the County Manager and County <br />F-9 Page 114 <br />