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WHEREAS, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has
applied to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, United
States of America, for a grant under Title VII of the Housing Act
of 1961 as amended by the Housing and Urban Development Act of
1965, to aid in financing the construction of trunk and lateral
sanitary sewers in Subdistrict No. 264 (Robertson), and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, United States Government, has requested a policy
statement regarding this land acquisition,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, hereinafter
referred to as "Applicant," hereby states as follows its policy
for the acquisition of said land. Applicant will:
1. Make every reasonable effort to acquire each
property by negotiated purchase before instituting eminent domain
proceedings against the property.
2. Not require any owner to surrender the right to
possession of his property until the public body pays, or causes
to be paid, to the owner (a) the agreed purchase price arrived at
by negotiation, or (b) in any case where only the amount of the
payment to the owner is in dispute, not less than 75 percent of
the appraised fair value as approved by the public body and
concurred in by HHFA.
3. Not require any person lawfully occupying property
to surrender possession without at least 90 days' written notice
from the public body of the date on which possession will be
required. The foregoing Resolution was adopted January 23, 1969.