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Adopt Resolution of Necessity authorizing condemnation for transportation improvements to the intersection of County Road 54 at Heritage Pass, Project No. 5400192. (No fiscal impact)
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DESCRIPTION
The Polk County Board of County Commissioners has identified the necessity of making signalization and intersection improvements to County Road 54 at Heritage Pass. The Board previously authorized the Real Estate Services Administrator to undertake right-of-way acquisition as necessary for that improvement project. Parcels needed to complete the project were identified and surveyed for acquisition purposes. The property listed below, which is more fully described in the attached proposed Resolution of Necessity, is necessary for the construction of the proposed intersection improvements. In considering adoption of the Resolution of Necessity five factors must be considered by the Board of County Commissioners as the condemning authority:
A. ALTERNATIVE ROUTES: Due to the fact that this is a project to signalize and otherwise improve an established intersection primarily within existing rights-of-way, no alternative alignments were considered.
B. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Necessary permits are being reviewed or have been approved by permitting agencies. The project has been designed to minimize adverse impacts to the environment and it is anticipated that no adverse environmental impacts will result from this project.
C. COSTS: The project is cost effective within the required designed criteria.
D. LONG RANGE PLANNING: This project is consistent with the long-range plan for Polk County and is part of the Capital Improvement Programs previously adopted by the BoCC.
E. SAFETY FACTOR: One purpose of this project is to improve the traffic safety by adding signalization to the intersection. The identified parcel is necessary to provide sufficient right-of-way to construct the recommended improvements.
The parcel identified for acquisition at this tim...
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