Agenda Item Name:
Title
Re-conveyance of Forest Grove Cemetery Property
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Presenter:
Ramon D. Gavarrete, P.E.
Description:
Reconveyance of an unused parcel of property that was originally donated to Alachua County in 1961.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve resolution re-conveying property to Forest Grove Baptist Church and authorize the Chair to execute County Deed.
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
There may be recording costs of not more than $10.00 from account 149.79.7910.541.49.00
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
N/A
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Background:
On May 5, 1960 the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") voted to accept a deed for a 25' strip of property around the Forest Grove Cemetery. On April, 25, 1961 the Trustees of the Forest Grove Cemetery executed the deed to Alachua County (the "County") for "[a] twenty-five (25) foot roadway over the North, the West and the South side of the Forest Grove Church Cemetery." The County has never improved this 25' strip nor placed any roadway in it. County staff has no plans to place a roadway within the strip or to use it for any other purpose.
On May 25, 2022 a representative for Forest Grove Baptist Church, Inc. (the "Church") contacted County staff requesting a return of the unused property to the Church. On December 8, 2022, the Church, a Florida not for profit corporation, applied to the Board for a re-conveyance of the property for the purpose of providing more space for the burial of residents in the surrounding area.
Section 125.38, Florida Statutes, authorizes the Board to convey property to a not for profit corporation at a nominal price and without competition or advertisement when the proposed use is required for the community interest and welfare, and is not needed for County purposes. Forest Grove Baptist Church, Inc. desires conveyance of the subject property, which is not needed for County purposes, so ...
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