HomeMy Public PortalAbout1991_04_16_R083The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED April 16, 1991
91-83 ADOPTED April 16, 1991
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO OPTION
AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF DODONA MANOR, HOME OF
GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg on October 25, 1988, pledged general obligation bond funds
pursuant to Ordinance No. 88-0-35 for the purchase of Dodona Manor; and
WHEREAS, the George C. Marshall Preservation Fund, Inc. was created to raise the balance of the
funds necessary to acquire the property; and
WHEREAS, the Council on August 8, 1990, authorized an extension of the option agreement for
the purchase of Dodona Manor which requires settlement on the purchase by March 31, 1991; and
WHEREAS, the Council on March 28, 1991, authorized another extension of the option agreement
to require purchase by April 30, 1991; and
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Planning Commission will meet on April 18, 1991, to consider the
proposed subdivision of the property to create lot I for purchase by the town and lots 2 and 3 for
purchase by the George C. Marshall Home Preservation Fund, Inc.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
The Mayor of the Town of Leesburg is authorized and directed to execute a third amendment to
the option agreement by and between Molly B. Winn and the Town of Leesburg as attached hereto and
to execute all documents necessary to accomplish the purchase of Dodona Manor upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Option Agreement of May 26, 1989, and the first, second, and third
amendments thereto, in a form approved by the town a~torney.
PASSED this 16th day of April , 1991.
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
R:Third-Amend