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Prepared by:John Klaus,City Attorney,515 Clark,Ames,IA 50010 Phone 515/239-5146
RESOLUTION NO. 01-207
RESOLUTION APPROVING A MASTER PLAN FOR
HALLETT'S QUARRY AND TO PROCEED WITH THE HALLETT'S QUARRY
OPEN SPACE/PARK PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING PROPERTY
ACQUISITION BY CONDEMNATION AS NEEDED
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that the Master Plan for Hallett's
Quarry as now on file is hereby approved; and, that the City staff shall proceed with the Hallett Quarry
Open Space/Park Project, including acquisition of property rights necessary for that project by
condemnation as needed after good faith negotiations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and
empowered to determine the amount of just compensation for each and every property or interest in
property to be acquired for said project,those determinations to be made on the basis of appraisals and
estimates of compensation in accordance with Ames City Council Resolution No. 99-340 enacted
September 14, 1999. In no case shall the amount offered on behalf of the City of Ames for acquisition
of a property be less than the lowest appraisal of the fair market value of the property.
Done the 22nd day of May, 2001.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor
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