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CITY OF TIFFIN RESOLUTION NO. 2007- 4o I RESOLUTION APPROVING OF THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM' WAYNE : F: STRATTON KNOWN AS 301 e r: Y MARENGO ROAD, TIFFIN, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN OFFER ' TO BUY ON .BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TIFFIN. t WHEREAS, the City of Tiffin, Iowa, desires to acquire certain land, locally known as 301 Marengo Road, Tiffin, Johnson County, Iowa, and legally - described as follows: That part of the SW / 4 described as Auditor' s Parcel " D" in Survey Book 34, Page 80A, with the exact legal description to be taken from the Abstract of Title and subject to: the approval of the Buyer' s attorney; a AND WHEREAS, Wayne F. Stratton, is the titleholder of the above- described property and desires to sell it to the City of Tiffin; i AND WHEREAS, the City desires to approve? the purchase of said property and: to authorize the Mayor to enter into an Offer' to Buy and to direct the City Clerk to attest the Offer and issue a check as earnest money. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA, that the Council approves of the purchase of 301 Marengo Road, Tiffin, Iowa; and further that the Mayor is authorized to enter into an -Offer to Buy the said property from Wayne F. Stratton and that the City Clerk shall attest to the execution of the Offer and is authorized to issue a check in the amount of $ 500 as earnest money payable to. the Seller' s attorney' s trust account, Doug Olson. ON THE 8th day of August 2007, at a regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council, Tiffin, Iowa, Councilperson Dils introduced a RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF FROM WAYNE F. STRATTON KNOWN AS 301 MARENGO ROAD, TIFFIN, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN OFFER TO BUY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TIFFIN, made a motion for approval. The motion was seconded by Councilperson Petersen S:\ Clients\ Cities\ Tiffln\ R E Purchase Stratton Ireland Ave- 223\ Resolution Auth Offer2. doc #