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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 97-029
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 14th day of
<br />October, 1996, in Resolution No. 96-115, declare surplus and authorize the sale of 6,981 acres
<br />of property near Lake Gibbons which is triangular in shape and has a wooded ditch in the center
<br />of the same, located on the south side of F,M. 2820 approximately two (2) miles west of its
<br />intersection with F,M. 79; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, bids for said property were received until 3:00 o'clock P,M" Tuesday,
<br />March 4, 1997, and the highest bid by a responsible bidder was from Ronnie Grooms in the
<br />amount of $17,591.00; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the form of the general warranty deed to Ronnie Grooms for the conveyance
<br />of said 6.981 acres of property, attached hereto as Exhibit A, should, in all things, be approved,
<br />and the Mayor of the City of Paris, Eric S, Clifford, should be authorized to execute the same
<br />upon the date of closing, which shall occur no sooner than thirty (30) days from the date of
<br />passage of this resolution in accordance with Section 145 of the Charter of the City of Paris;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE,
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<br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, that the bid
<br />of Ronnie Grooms in the amount of $17,591.00 for 6.981 acres of property near Lake Gibbons
<br />which is triangular in shape and has a wooded ditch in the center of the same, located on the south
<br />side of F.M. 2820 approximately two (2) miles west of its intersection with F.M. 79, be, and the
<br />same is hereby, accepted and let; and,
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<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the City of Paris, Eric S. Clifford, be
<br />and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, a general
<br />warranty deed to Ronnie Grooms, under the terms and conditions and in the form shown in
<br />Exhibit A, attached hereto, upon the date of closing, which shall occur no sooner than thirty (30)
<br />days from the date of passage of this resolution in accordance with Section 145 of the Charter of
<br />the City of Paris.
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<br />PASSED AND ADOPTED this lOth day of March, 1997.
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<br />ATTEST:
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<br />Mattie Cunningham, City Cler
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<br />S TO FORM:
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