Number
160421
Version
ORIGINAL
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee, on behalf of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, to accept a deed for property owned by Mary Smarelli and John Dorhety which is being used by Milwaukee Public Schools for the purposes of parking, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This Resolution authorizes the City to accept a deed from Mary Smarelli and John Doherty of part of the property located at 424 W. Cherry Street, currently used by Golda Meir School and the Milwaukee Education Center as parking, in exchange for a parcel of land of similar value, used as parking, currently held by the Wisconsin Preservation Fund for the benefit of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, and located at 1525 N. 4th Street.
Body
Whereas, The Wisconsin Preservation Fund (the “Fund”) owns property at 1525 N. 4th Street (the “Fund Parcel”) for the benefit of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee (the “City”) owns, for the benefit of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, an adjacent property north of the Fund Parcel at 415 W. Galena Street (the “City Parcel”), which is used by Golda Meir School and the Milwaukee Education Center for parking; and
Whereas, The Fund Parcel and City Parcel are located on a hill and are situated at different grades which would require the City to maintain two separate parking lots on the Fund Parcel and the City Parcel with separate points of ingress and egress; and
Whereas, Mary Smarelli and John Dorhety (“MSJD”) own the adjacent property to the west at 424 W Cherry Street, the southern half of which is situated at a similar grade as the Fund Parcel, and the northern half of which (the “MSJD Parcel”) is situated at the same grade as the City Parcel; and
Whereas, MSJD would like to convey the MSJD Parcel to the City in exchange for the Fund Parcel so that each party’s lots are at the same grade, therefore allowing easier and safer a...
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