78-136 AUTHORIZING LAND ACQUISITION - DECATUR NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION DISTRICT

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� �, � i •. COru'IUNITY DEVELOPMENT �IEMORANDUM No. 78-80 August 30 , 1978 MEMO T0 : Leslie T. Allen, City Manager FROt�t: Charles Cherches, Director �-�� Dept. of Community Development SUBJECT: Conder.ulation of Lot at 950 North Jordan Street The lot is located at 950 North Jordan Street, Lot 26 of S . Powers subdivision of Lot 6 , etc. , Chicago Title Insurance Committment #18347 dated May 15, 1977 , indicates that the title to this =eal estate is in the heirs at law or devisees of Henry C. Boehm. The general taxes for 1964 through 1975, inclusive, have been for- feited to the state. The total of eleven years taxes , excluding penalties and interest, was $179 .74 as of June 20 , 1977 . In ad- dition, the City of Decatur has a weed cutting lien for several years beginning in 1969, the total amount beinq $210 . 00 . In ad- dition, the Illinois Department of Public Aid claims a lien against the property to the date of . death of Mr. Boehm in the amount of $7 ,876 .38 as of July 25, 1975. The total amount of liens on the pzoperty is $8 , 266 . 00 . An affidavit of heirship of Mr. Boehm was prepared indicating that there are a minimum of twenty-two heirs who would have to sign a deed to the property subject to the above liens in order for a : transferee or purchaser to obtain title. The whereabouts of th=ee of the heirs is unknown, and at least two heirs live in California. Our� efforts to date have been unsuccessful in acquiring the nec- essary signatures . We have besn advised that a condemnation suit will be required. The City has developed the authority for condemnation of this property by previously designating a ten census tract area as the Decatur Neighborhood Preservation District. We have previously initiated condemnation suits on two Condit Street properties which were successfully completed on August 29 , 1978 . With your concurrence, I would like to receive Council authority to proceed with this case at the earliest opportunity due to the long period of time required for the legal procedures .