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AUTHORIZING AN AUCTION OF SURPLUS
HIGHLAND HILLS SANITARY DISTRICT PROPERTY
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WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly has granted the County of DuPage ("COUNTY") authority to own and operate water treatment and potable water distribution systems, and to enter into agreements for such purposes relating to the ownership and operation of such systems (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 55, paragraphs 5/5-15001, et. seq.); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the above-referenced authority, the COUNTY operated and maintained a potable water distribution system serving an area known as Highland Hills Sanitary District now known as York Township Water System commonly known as the Highland Hills Sanitary District; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY previously shut down the Highland Hills Sanitary District’s Water Reservoir (Located inside of the Building) and wells and, moreover, said well and reservoir was not suitable for providing a back-up or emergency water supply to the York Township Water System; and
WHEREAS, the Highland Hills Sanitary District’s building and well was located on a property identified by the PIN 06-20-106-009 (“Subject Property”), and legally described as follows:
LOT 54, IN SUNNY ACRES UNIT ONE, BEING A PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 9, 1953 AS DOCUMENT 694526, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; and
WHEREAS, due to the foregoing, the COUNTY dismantled and rendered its water system equipment on the Subject Property inoperable, and has further capped the wells; and
WHEREAS, due to the foregoing, on June 8, 2021, the COUNTY previously declared the Subject Property as surplus real estate via County Board Resolution No. PW-R-0296-21; and
WHEREAS, on June 8, 2021, the COUNTY obtained an appraisal of the Subject Property, with said Appraisal determining the value of the Subject Property to be $91,000, constituting an accurate indication of the property’s Fair Market Value; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY has determined that it is in the best interests of the COUNTY to sell the Subject Property, and that the best value for the Subject Property will be obtained through a sale of the Subject Property via auction, with the minimum reserve price of said auction to be set at $91,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the County Board of DuPage County, that the sale of the property by auction noted herein is hereby approved for the total amount of no less than $91,000, and that the Superintendent of Public Works is hereby authorized to execute and deliver a Quit Claim Deed on behalf of the County of DuPage and to execute any and all other documents necessary for the conveyance of this surplus property, upon review of said documents by the State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Clerk is authorized to attest to any necessary documents; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair of the County Board, the Superintendent of the Public Works Department and the State’s Attorney Office are hereby authorized to act as is necessary and prudent to dispose of the surplus Subject Property via auction, acting in the best interest of the COUNTY and obtaining fair market value for the COUNTY, with the sale funds therefrom being deposited in the Public Works Fund: and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk transmit copies of this Resolution to the Finance Department; County Auditor; County Treasurer; Nicholas Alfonso, A.S.A.-State’s Attorney’s Office; the Public Works Department, c/o Superintendent Nick Kottmeyer, and to the Purchasing Division.
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Enacted and approved this 12th day of March 2024, at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK