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• 44-0-94
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY
THROUGH CONDEMNATION OR OTHERWISE FOR A
NEW MUNICIPAL FIRE STATION
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is responsible for
providing fire protection for its residents; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to acquire certain property
so that it may continue to meet those responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be advisable and necessary to
acquire the property legally described in Exhibit A (Subject
Property) and commonly known as 1332 Emerson Street, Evanston,
and in the best interests of the City of Evanston to provide a
new municipal fire station.
• NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That under the authority vested in the
corporate authorities of the City of Evanston through the
statutes of the Sate of Illinois and the home rule powers and
ordinances of the City of Evanston, it is hereby necessary and
desirable that the City shall acquire title to and possession of
the real property legally described in Exhibit A for the purpose
constructing thereon, a new municipal fire station.
SECTION 2: That the City Manager of the City of
Evanston and/or his/her designee is hereby authorized, empowered,
and directed to negotiate for and on behalf of the City of
• Evanston with the owner or owners of the hereinabove described
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real property for the purchase thereof by the City of Evanston.
SECTION 3: That, in the event that the City Manager'` •
and/or his/her designee is unable to agree with the owners of the •
real property hereinabove described as to the compensation to be
paid therefore, then the Corporation Counsel of the City of
Evanston and/or the designee of the. City Manager is hereby
authorized to institute condemnation proceedings in the name of
the City of Evanston for.the purpose of acquiring title to and
possession of said real property hereinabove described in
accordance with the eminent domain laws of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in
the manner provided by law.
Introduced:
Adopted:
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/ Ci y Clerk
Appr�ved as o form -
Corporation Counsel
, 1994
, 1994
Appro ed: Zc , 1994
Mayor
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• , EXHIBIT A
• LOTS 46, 47, AND 48 IN THE RESUBDIVISION BY CHARLES J. GILBERT OF
PART OF BLOCK 2 IN LYNN GILBERT AND WOODFORD'S ADDITION TO
EVANSTON LYING NORTH OF LYONS STREET, BEING THAT PART OF BLOCK 2
LYING BETWEEN THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST
1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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