1994-048-RES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore in close Old Paris-Clarksville Road,

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RESOLUTION NO. g4-048 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore in Ordinance No. 93-018 close Old Paris-Clarksville Road, beginning at a point in the south right-of-way line of U. S. Highway No. 271 (Clarksville Street) approximately 109 feet east of the Northwest corner of Lot 9, City Block 311 and proceeding in an easterly direction approximately 1333.18 feet to the east boundary line of Lot 13, City Block 311; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore in Resolution 93-079 did authorize the acquisition of the State's roadside park-site property, located north of said abandoned Old Paris-Clarksville Road, in the amount of $2,548.00 for its conveyance to landowners abutting Old Paris-Clarksville Road to the south; and, WHEREAS, the City now has possession of said State's surplus property and is in a position to sell said roadside park-site property to the landowners abutting Old Paris-Clarksville Road to the south to provide their access to U. S. Highway 271 at cost and on a pro rata basis as follows: Lot 10 .0109 acres $ 23.87 Lot 11 .3962 acres $ 867.35 Lot 12 .2807 acres $ 641.51 Lot 14 .4761 acres $1.042.27 TOTAL 1.1639 acres $2,548.00; and, WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the abandoned and closed street right-of-way adjacent to Lots 9, 10, 11, 12 and part of 14, City Block 311 has no utility except to the adjacent owners and, therefore, the abandoned right-of-way should be conveyed to the adjacent owners in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, that the Mayor of the City of Paris, Don Shelton be, and he is hereby authorized to execute special warranty deeds for the portion of the property formerly established as State's roadside park-site property and the abandoned Old Paris-Clarksville right-of-way to the abutting landowners to the South, it appearing that the real and true owners of the hereinafter described lots are as follows: Lot 9 Charles A. Endsley, Jr: Old Paris-Clarksville Road Right-of-Way Only Lot 10 J. D. LaFoy: Roadside Park-Site Property and Road Right-of-Way Lot 11 Springlake Baptist Church: Roadside Park-Site Property and Road Right-of-Way Lot 12 Margie E. Barham: Roadside Park-Site Property and Road Right-of-Way Lot 14 Larry Greb: Roadside Park-Site Property and Road Right-of-Way BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Paris retain a utility easement in the area to be described in the above described special warranty deeds. PASSED AND ADOPTED the 9th day of May, 1994. ATTEST: