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Clerk 09/16/2009
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the condemnation of certain property for road improvements for N.E. Novelty Hill Road, Phase 1 Improvements, Right-of-Way Number 9-2005-007, Capital Improvement Project Number 100992, within council district 3.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The King County council, on November 26, 1991, by Ordinance 10182, did adopt the annual budget and program and did provide therein for a transportation program in 1992. A budget proviso instructed the King County executive to submit a supplemental budget request by April 1, 1992, to appropriate funds for preliminary engineering and environmental impact studies. And on June 15, 1992, the King County council, by Ordinance 10424, approved the supplemental budget. The King County council, on November 19, 2001, by Ordinance 14265, did adopt the annual budget and program for 2002 and appropriated funds for the acquisition of right of way for the N.E. Novelty Hill Road project.
B. The capital budget and program provides for the acquisition of land necessary for the improvement of N.E. Novelty Hill Road, Phase 1, Right-of-Way Number 9-2005-007, CIP Number 100992. Acquisition of such land is required to construct and rebuild 196th Avenue N.E/195th Avenue N.E. with two lanes and full shoulders, extending from N.E. Novelty Hill Road to N.E. Union Hill Road; widening N.E. Union Hill Road to four lanes, extending from 196th Avenue N.E. west to the city of Redmond boundary, tapering to two lanes to the vicinity of 192nd Avenue N.E.; constructing a new bridge over Evans Creek on N.E. Union Hill Road; re-aligning Lower Stensland Creek at 95th Street N.E.; installing two storm water treatment facilities; and providing habitat mitigation.
C. In order to acquire the property and property rights required the improve N.E. Novelty Hill Road, Phase 1, it is necessary for King County to condemn the land and property rights and rights in property for road purposes of parcel numbers 28, 30, 200, 202, 204, 210, 309 and 312 as more particularly set forth.
D. The King County council finds that public health, safety, necessity and convenience demand that N.E. Novelty Hill Road, Phase 1, be improved within King County in accordance with the capital budget and program, and that those certain properties, property rights and rights in property of parcel numbers 28, 30, 200, 202, 204, 210, 309 and 312 be condemned, appropriated, taken and damaged for the purposes herein described.
SECTION 2. The King County council has deemed it necessary and in the best interest of the citizens of King County that the lands described in Attachments A and B to this ordinance be condemned, appropriated, taken and damaged for the purposed of the above-described improvements of N.E. Novelty Hill Road, Phase 1, Right-of-Way Number 9-2005-007, CIP number 100992, subject to the making or paying of just compensation to the owners herein in the manner provided by law.
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