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A RESOLUTION TO RELEASE A PORTION OF TAX FORFEITED LAND FOR PRIVATE SALE TO ADJACENT OWNERS WHEREAS, the City of Orono is a municipal corporation organized and existing under laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, the city acquired several contiguous parcels of property in Block 7 of the Crystal Bay View Addition that had become the property of the State of Minnesota for non-payment of real estate taxes; the westerly most parcel of which was Lot 23, and WHEREAS, the city has determined the public use for which the parcels were acquired can continue without the need to retain all of the property originally acquired, and WHEREAS, the city has completed a subdivision of Lot 23 that has created two new parcels - one to be reconveyed to the County for public sale to adjacent property owners, the other to be retained by the city. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Orono does hereby authorize the reconveyance of the parcel as listed below to the County, and approves the public sale of said parcel of land to adjacent property owners. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Orono does hereby retain the remainder of the property for public use. The parcel to be sold remains subject to applicable zoning ordinance provisions, including those regulations providing for minimum lot area and minimum lot width. Substandard parcels may be usable only in combination with other adjoining parcel(s). Parcel to be released for sale to adjacent owners only: The south 100.00 feet of the west 20.00 feet. Lot 23, Block 7, Crystal Bay View, Hennepin County, Minnesota Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of September, 1996. ATTEST: Edward J. Callahan, Jr., Mayor Dorothy M. Hallin, City Clerk