Columbus, Georgia

A RESOLUTION



No. __________



A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A WARRANTY DEED BY THE COLUMBUS

CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT OF MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GEORGIA TO THE COLUMBUS

CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT OF MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GEORGIA FOR THE ACQUISITION OF

90+/- ACRES AT CUSSETA ROAD.



WHEREAS, the Columbus Consolidated Government acquired the above-described

property on August 6, 2002 by Warranty Deed from Marsha Blackmar Belk, f/k/a

Marsha D. Blackmar, which warranty deed was duly recorded on August 26, 2002 in

Deed Book 6456, Page 144, in the office of the Superior Court Clerk; and,



WHEREAS, the Council of Columbus, Georgia approved Resolution Number 417-02

authorizing the acquisition of greenspace property at Cusseta Road; and,



WHEREAS, the Columbus Consolidated Government acquired the above described

property using grant funds from the Georgia Greenspace Program; and,



WHEREAS, the above described warranty deed conveys the following: 1)

greenspace grant funds were used to purchase the real property; 2) the State of

Georgia is a third-party beneficiary under the Georgia Greenspace Program Grant

Award Agreement; and 3) if the greenspace property is used for anything other

than greenspace purposes, the State of Georgia has a right to require specific

performance of the Agreement and request that the property be returned to its

original use as agreed between the parties.



NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES, that the

revised Warranty Deed fully meets the acquisition requirements under the

Greenspace Program Grant Award Agreement.



IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is hereby authorized to

execute the revised Warranty Deed for the property at Cusseta Road consisting

of 90+/- acres of land and file the Warranty Deed with the Superior Court Clerk

for permanent record.



Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia,

held the 7th day of

January , 2003, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of

members of said Council.



Council or Allen voting _______

Councilor Anthony voting _______

Councilor Davis voting _______

Councilor Henderson voting _______

Councilor Hunter voting _______

Councilor McDaniel voting _______

Councilor Turner Pugh voting _______

Councilor Rodgers voting _______

Councilor Suber voting _______

Councilor Woodson voting _______





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B. Washington, Clerk of Council Robert S. Poydasheff, Mayor