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ITEM: RESOLUTION NO. R2021-65 APROVING PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR 4001 FLYING COW ROAD, PARCEL ID# 73-40-44-24-00-000-1070, 160TH AVENUE NORTH, WELLINGTON, FL TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE WELLINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVE AT THE MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HABITAT.
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-65 (APPROVAL OF PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT)
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR 4001 FLYING COW ROAD, PARCEL ID# 73-40-44-24-00-000-1070, 160TH AVENUE NORTH, WELLINGTON, FL TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE WELLINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVE AT THE MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HABITAT; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR VICE MAYOR, VILLAGE MANAGER, AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, INLUDING ANY REVISION TO INCLUDE REVERTER LANGUAGE REQUIRED BY LAW, AND TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY CLOSING DOCUMENTS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Resolution No. 2021-65 authorizing the Mayor or Vice Mayor, Village Manager and Village Clerk to sign the Purchase and Sale Agreement, including any revision to include reverter language required by law, and to execute all documents incident to closing, for 4001 Flying Cow Road, Parcel ID# 73-40-44-24-00-000-1070, 160th Avenue North, Wellington, FL to expand and enhance the Wellington Environmental Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Habitat.
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EXPLANATION: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) administers the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) Florida Forever Program Parks and Open Space Program to provide grants for the acquisition of land for community-based parks, open-spaces, stormwater parks, and greenways and trails that further the outdoor recreation and natural resource protection needs identified in local government comprehensive plans.
Wellington has long sought to purchase the approximate 45-acre site surrounded on three sides by the Wellington Environmental Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Habitat. In Decemb...
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