To: Brian K. Flewelling, Public Works Committee Chairperson
From: John F. O’Brien, Director, Genesee County Drain Commissioner
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RE: Approval of a request by Genesee County's Drain Commissioner to sell parcel 06-19-300-022 to Fenton Township
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Resolution to authorize Drain Commissioner to sell real estate
BACKGROUND:
Public Act PA 342 requests County Board Authorization to sell property recently split.
DISCUSSION:
Fenton Township has requested to purchase a portion of the GCDC property, located at the Silver Lake Road Treatment Plant for access to the Shiawassee River. GCDC has obtained a parcel split from the Township and is prepared to transfer the property to Fenton Township via Quit Claim Deed.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
N/A
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
N/A
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
N/A
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
N/A
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
N/A
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan (“Board”), authorized the establishment of a system or systems of water, sewer, or sewage disposal improvements and services in accordance with Public Act 341 of 1939; and
WHEREAS, after authorizing the establishment of this public improvement, this Board designated the Genesee County Drain Commissioner (“Drain Commissioner”) to act as the County Agency for said public improvement; and
WHEREAS, the Drain Commissioner created the Division of Water and Waste (“Division”) to meet the needs of the County Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Division has determined that it has excess property, specifically parcel 06-19-300-022 in Fenton Township; and
WHEREAS, the Division desires to sell excess land on said parcel to Fenton Township; and
WHEREAS, the Division and/or the County Agency needs this Board’s permission before it can sell said excess land.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Deputy Drain Commissioner to grant the Drain Commissioner, as the County Agency, permission to sell excess land on parcel 06-19-300-022 in Fenton Township to Fenton Township, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request being on file with the official records of the September 3, 2025 meeting of the Public Works Committee of this Board).