Acquire Drainage Easement Tract 40 Las Lomas Subdivision
Submitted for:
Nathan Bratton
Submitted By:
Nathan Bratton
Department:
Civil Legal Division
Information
Subject:
Discussion and possible action to enter an Order of the Commissioners Court declaring a public use, namely: the construction of surface drainage improvements in order to alleviate flooding concerns and provide safe ingress and egress to the Las Lomas subdivision, and the necessity to acquire a DRAINAGE EASEMENT across the following parcel necessary to advance the project: being a 1.2856 acre tract across and out of Tract 40, Ranchito Las Lomas Subdivision recorded in Volume 3, Page 13a, Plat Records Of Webb County, Texas and further authorizing staff to negotiate with the owners for the acquisition of said parcel by purchase at its market value established by an independent state certified real estate appraiser; and authorizing the civil legal division to initiate condemnation proceedings to acquire said parcel if staff is unable to acquire due to inability to agree to a purchase price, conflict of ownership, owner refusal to sell, and/or inability to locate a listed owner.
Background:
Property is needed to complete the Las Lomas Draiange Improvement Project.