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File #: R-030-23    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 3/13/2023 In control: Public Works Committee
On agenda: 4/13/2023 Final action:
Title: ____ A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PETITION FOR WIDENING RIVER ROAD FROM ZORN AVENUE TO EDITH AVENUE BROUGHT PURSUANT TO K.R.S CHAPTER 178.080, AGREEING TO ACCEPT EIGHTEEN PARCELS OF REALTY ABUTTING RIVER ROAD FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY FOR THE RIVER ROAD WIDENING AND APPROVING THE DEDICATION OF TWENTY-SEVEN PARCELS OF REALTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RIVER ROAD FOR THE ABOVE REFERENCED WIDENING OF RIVER ROAD BY LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT ("METRO GOVERNMENT") SUCCESSOR TO THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.
Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9)
Attachments: 1. R-030-23 V.1 031623 River Road widening acceptance and dedication.pdf, 2. R-030-23 ATTACH Exhibit A- Plans.pdf, 3. R-030-23 ATTACH Exhibit B - 23 Tracts.pdf, 4. R-030-23 ATTACH Exhibit C - 4 Tracts.pdf
RESOLUTION NO. ___________, SERIES 2023
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A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PETITION FOR WIDENING RIVER ROAD FROM ZORN AVENUE TO EDITH AVENUE BROUGHT PURSUANT TO K.R.S CHAPTER 178.080, AGREEING TO ACCEPT EIGHTEEN PARCELS OF REALTY ABUTTING RIVER ROAD FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY FOR THE RIVER ROAD WIDENING AND APPROVING THE DEDICATION OF TWENTY-SEVEN PARCELS OF REALTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RIVER ROAD FOR THE ABOVE REFERENCED WIDENING OF RIVER ROAD BY LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT ("METRO GOVERNMENT") SUCCESSOR TO THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW OWEN
WHEREAS, Metro Government wishes to widen River Road between Zorn Avenue and Edith Avenue by accepting twenty-three (23) parcels of real estate from the Commonwealth of Kentucky as described in Exhibit B attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, Metro Government wishes to dedicate twenty-seven (27) parcels of real estate for such widening; and
WHEREAS, the parcels to be dedicated are the twenty-three (23) parcels described in Exhibit B attached hereto, which will be conveyed to Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and four (4) parcels described in Exhibit C, which are already owned by Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government; and
WHEREAS, the plans for widening this portion of River Road are set out generally in Exhibit A attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the widening of River Road as outlined in Exhibit A attached hereto is in the best interests of Metro Government and its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the acting county road engineer of Metro Government, Jeffrey Brown, has investigated and approved the widening of River Road as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of Metro Government has previously approved the widening of River Road as detailed in Exhibit A attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Council, on January 24, 2013,...

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