2004-01RESOLUTION NO. 2004 - 1
AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2002-3, the Airport Authority for the City of Blair,
Nebraska ("Airport Authority") authorized the expansion of the airport, acquisition of property
for the expansion and empowering designated staff representatives, agents and employees of the
Airport Authority to proceed with the proposed expansion project;
WHEREAS, the Airport Authority has identified certain lands (hereinafter referred to
collectively as "the property") necessary to be acquired by the Airport Authority for a portion of
the project consisting of certain parcels to be acquired in fee simple title and certain easements in
furtherance of the project, the description of the parcels encompassing the property being
identified by the Airport Authority to the owners of the fee simple title and certain easements to
the land which will be affected by the acquisition of the property, and that the Airport Authority
has negotiated in good faith with the owners of said parcels of real estate for a voluntary purchase
thereof, but that such negotiations have failed and that the Airport Authority has not been able to
voluntarily acquire the property described as Tax Lot 37 in Section 30, Township 17N, Range 12
E of the 6"' P.M. for the project and must now acquire the same by the exercise of eminent
domain;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Board of the Airport
Authority as follows, to wit:
1. The project is a plan facility work and program relating to the aviation, operation,
air navigation and air safety operation of the Airport Authority within the
contemplation of Neb. Rev. Stat. 3-502, et. seq, and therefore the Airport
Authority is authorized to undertake this project; and
2. For purposes of the project, it is necessary that the Airport Authority acquire the
property described as Tax Lot 37 in Section 30, Township 17N, Range 12 E of the
6"' P.M. for the project as the parcel encompassing the same are identified in the
Airport Authority's offer heretofore submitted to the owners thereof; and
3. The Airport Authority has negotiated in good faith with the respective owners of
said parcel described above and has offered the owner of said parcel, an amount of
money equal to the full fair market value of the damages from the acquisition of
the property, as appraised by two licensed real estate appraisers retained by the
Airport Authority and a third licensed real estate appraiser who served as a review
appraiser; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT in the absence of a voluntary grant of the
property by any of the respective landowners for the real estate described above the Airport
Authority's legal counsel is hereby authorized and directed to initiate the filing of a petition in the
County Court of Washington County, Nebraska on behalf of the Airport Authority, for the
appointment of appraisers to ascertain and determine the damages from the Airport Authority's
taking of the property described above, pursuant to the procedures, governing eminent domain, as
provided in Nev. Rev. Stat. 76-701, et. seq.
BOARD MEMBER HAVEKOST MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER COMBS. UPON
ROLL CALL, BOARD MEMBERS COMBS, HAVEKOST, JOHNSON AND VAN SLYKE
VOTING "AYE", AND BOARD MEMBERS NONE VOTING "NAY", THE CHAIRMAN
DECLARED THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY
OF MARCH, 2004.
ATTEST:
GSL C
(SEAL)
AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF BLAIR
BY c
Chairman
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