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Authorize the sale of Real Property at Emerald Corporate Park, Rock Hill, New York
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AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT EMERALD CORPORATE PARK, ROCK HILL, NEW YORK.
Legislators Doherty, and Conklin offer the following:
WHEREAS, Sullivan County, by Resolution 276-20, adopted July 23, 2020, voted to transfer property from the Emerald Corporate Park, LDC to the County of Sullivan., and
WHEREAS: The County of Sullivan has erected a communications tower on part of that land providing the County with enhanced Emergency Services coverage as well as leasing space on the tower for cellular communications apparatus; and
WHEREAS, The County of Sullivan has reassessed its needs for the remaining portions of said parcel and determined that the property is no longer necessary to achieve the County’s objectives; and
WHEREAS : The county of Sullivan recognizes that it is in the best interest of both the Town of Thompson and the County of Sullivan to promote and encourage economic development throughout the County in General and in the Rock Hill area specifically; and
WHEREAS, with the development of a new medical facility as well as other projects which have obtained approval from the Planning Board of the Town of Thompson there currently exists specific opportunities to maximize the value of the Real Property toward enhancing economic opportunities in the County, and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Funding Corporation is the agency best situated to consider viable offers that coordinate well with economic development models in the Rock Hill Area; NOW, THEREFORE IT IS:
RESOLVED: That the County Manager or the Chairman of the Sullivan County Legislature is hereby authorized to enter into a contract to transfer the 23.94 acre parcel of Real Property situated and located in the Hamlet of Rock Hill, Town of Thompson, County of Sullivan and referred to as SBL 35-1-9.1 comprised of 23.94 acres on the tax map of the Town of Thompson to the Sullivan County Funding Corp for the purchase of identifying the best available candidate to purchase the subject parcel and develop same consistent with current or future economic development models for that area; and it is further
RESOLVED: That the Sullivan County Funding Corporation shall receive a fee equal to 10% of the gross proceeds obtained in conjunction with said sale.
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