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An Ordinance Authorizing the Execution of a Real Estate Purchase Contract with Joseph P. Ward, individually, and Daniel R. Ward, as Trustee of the Daniel R. Ward Trust dated January 18, 2001
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WHEREAS, the Village of Romeoville is a home rule unit of government within the meaning of the Section 6(a) of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and is authorized pursuant thereto to exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including the power to acquire and sell real estate pursuant to contract on such terms as the Corporate Authorities shall authorize; and
WHEREAS, public purposes include those purposes which are useful, advantageous, beneficial, or utilitarian to the Village in the exercise of its corporate powers and in connection with its performance of municipal functions or rendition of municipal services, where the use of the real estate so acquired for public purposes will benefit the Village of Romeoville and the public as a whole, with such benefits being available on equal terms to all members of the public, and in accordance with the applicable ordinances of the Village of Romeoville and laws of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that the property legally described in the contract attached as Exhibit A hereto is necessary for the Village to acquire for public purposes and specifically for the purpose of providing public services or facilities or recreation, or for facilitating future redevelopment along with other Village owned properties; and
WHEREAS, after further investigation and negotiation, the Village of Romeoville has determined that it is in the best interests of the Village to acquire the above-mentioned property by means of entering into a purchase contract and post closing addendum in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of the said real property pursuant to the contract therefor incorporated here...
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