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Resolution Authorizing the Sale of District Owned Parcels Between Tower Hill Road and the Chicago & Northwestern Railway in Freeman Kame-Meagher Forest Preserve
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WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois currently owns two parcels located between Tower Hill Road and the Chicago & Northwestern Railway in Freeman Kame-Meagher Forest Preserve; and
WHEREAS, 70ILCS 805/6, authorizes a forest preserve district to purchase a parcel of land and to subsequently sell any one or more parcels that are less than one acre in size, pursuant to resolution of the Board of Commissioners passed by a two-thirds majority of the Board; and
WHEREAS, staff performed a site review of the District owned parcels, and determined they provided little habitat quality and limited to no public access or use potential; and
WHEREAS, the parcels are less than one acre; and
WHEREAS, The parcels were valued by an MAI appraisal at $500.00 per lot. Lots will be sold by public auction with notices mailed to adjoining property owners; and
WHEREAS, government agencies that adjoin any of the lots will be contacted first, prior to sale by auction, and offered a first right- of-refusal to maintain the land for public use; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined the sale of the parcels are advantageous to the District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois that the District be, and hereby is, authorized to sell the real estate described in Exhibit A, attached hereto, for not less than the fair market value of said real estate, under such terms and conditions as may be set forth in the sales contract.
APPROVED AND PASSED on this 12th day of May, 2026.
___________________________ ____________________________
Bill Lenert Mohammad Iqbal
President, Kane Forest Preserve Secretary, Kane Forest Preserve
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois