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RE PORT ON DE RRI CK POND PROPE RT Y A r e vie w of the histor y, status and issue s sur r ounding the use of the par c e l owne d by Sc hool Distr ic t F ive of L e xington and Ric hland Countie s Dr . Me lton and c ur r

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RE PORT ON DE RRI CK POND PROPE RT Y

A r e vie w of the histor y, status and issue s sur r

  • unding the use of the

par c e l owne d by Sc hool Distr ic t F ive

  • f L

e xington and Ric hland Countie s

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T HE ASSI GNME NT

 Dr

. Me lton and c ur r e nt sc hool boar d want to know the fac ts about this pr

  • pe r

ty.

 T

he histor y of the pr

  • pe r

ty ac quisition

 Any issue s impe ding use of the Pr

  • pe r

ty by Distr ic t F ive

 Re por

t the fac ts sur r

  • unding this pr
  • pe r

ty to the Public

 De ve lop author

itative infor mation for Administr ation and Boar d

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T HE PROCE SS

 Re vie we d file s r

e lating to the pr

  • pe r

ty

 Inte r

vie we d individuals involve d with initial pur c hase and de c isions

 Inte r

vie we d state and loc al gove r nme nt offic ials

 Re vie we d land use r

ule s and the ir histor y

 Inte r

vie we d due dilige nc e pr

  • fe ssionals

 Re vie we d Boar

d Minute s and Pac ke ts fr

  • m 2009 - 2012
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T HE

PROPE RT Y

47.39 a c re tra c t

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F OR SAL E AD

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MAP BL OW UP

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T I ME L I NE OF PROPE RT Y PURCHASE

 Apr

il 12, 2010 – Sc hool Distr ic t F ive e nte r s Contr ac t to pur c hase 47.42 ac r e s pe nding due dilige nc e . Dr . Be r g signs c ontr ac t

 Pr

e viously distr ic t had looke d at Site anothe r loc ation. T his c ontr ac t substitute d e ar ne st mone y for that par c e l.

 T

his appe ar s to have be e n appr

  • ve d by the Boar

d on a 6- 0 vote (Gantt abstaine d) on Apr il 12, 2010.

 Pur

c hase pr ic e $592,750.00 ($12,500/ ac r e )(Or iginal asking pr ic e was $830,000)

 120 day due dilige nc e pe r

iod

 Distr

ic t Re al E state Age nt Pe ndle ton Gr

  • ve / Collie r

s Ke e nan

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APRI L 12 MI NUT E S

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E XE CUT E D CONT RACT

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T I ME L I NE OF PROPE RT Y PURCHASE

Due Dilige nc e Comple te d Boundar y Sur ve y Phase One E nvir

  • nme ntal Study

We tland De line ation and Ve r ific ation T r affic E ngine e r ing Study Ge ote c hnic al Sur ve y and Re por t Sc he matic Offsite Se we r L ayout At le ast Par tial Appr aisal

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ME MORANDUM

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ACCE PT ANCE OF T HE RE F E RE NCE SI T E

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CORPS OF E NGI NE E RS APPROVAL

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DRAF T SI T E PL AN

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DRAF T SI T E PL AN

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SURVE Y AND PL AT

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UT I L I T Y E ASE ME NT S ACQUI RE D

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E ASE ME NT PL AT

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T I ME L I NE OF PROPE RT Y PURCHASE

July 13, 2010, Army Corp of e ng ine e rs issue s writte n de te rmina tion tha t the re fe re nc e d prope rty “doe s not c onta in a ny we tla nd a re a s or othe r wa te rs of the Unite d Sta te s a nd, a s suc h, De pa rtme nt of the Army Authoriza tion will not be re quire d for me c ha nize d la nd c le a ring , e xc a va tion, or the pla c e me nt of dre dg e d or fill ma te ria l on this site .

Aug ust 9, 2010 Ke ith Mc Aliste r se nds me mo to Supe rinte nde nt Be rg “T he a dministra tion re c omme nds to purc ha se the pa rc e l of la nd ide ntifie d .. . F

  • r c onstruc tion of a ne w

e le me nta ry sc hool. T he a g re e d upon purc ha se pric e is $582,750.00

Aug ust 9, 2010 Boa rd una nimously a pprove s purc ha se 5- 0 (Ga ntt, Ha mmond a bse nt)

Offic e of Sc hool F a c ilitie s a pprove s site for sc hool on Aug ust 27, 2010.

Prope rty c lose s in e sc row Oc tobe r 14, 2010 (Pa rc e ls B,C a nd D). Disburse d upon pla t re c ording a nd a pprova l Oc tobe r 18, 2010.

Pa rc e l E not c lose d in Oc tobe r due to title issue s

Nove mbe r 8, 2010 – Administra tion re c omme nds a pprova l to proc e e d with site a da pta tion for E le me nta ry sc hool a t De rric k’s Pond. Boa rd Una nimously ta ble s the proposa l.

De c e mbe r 13, 2010 – Boa rd a pprove s re que st of se lle rs to bring c onde mna tion a c tion to

  • bta in Pa rc e l E
  • f De rric k Pond Prope rty (2.67 a c re s) Vote 4- 2 (Ha mmond a bsta ins)
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ADMI NI ST RAT I ON RE COMME NDS CL OSI NG

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AUGUST 9, 2010 BOARD APPROVE S PURCHASE

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PARCE L E I SSUE

 During due dilige nc e title work raise d que stions about Parc e l E

  • wne rship.

 Parc e l E

was 2.67 ac re s of total

 Ame ndme nt to Contrac t withhe ld pro-rata pric e funds from Closing of parc e ls

B, C & D with e sc row agre e me nt

 Se lle r

s r e que ste d c onde mna tion in lie u of filing quie t title a c tion.

 If Boa r

d de c line d c onde mna tion r e que st, Se lle r s we r e to br ing quie t title a c tion

 Quie t title a c tion ma y ha ve ta ke n ye a r

s – if site we r e to be use d ne e de d to be a c c omplishe d quic kly

 Ultima te ly, c onde mna tion wa s not ne c e ssa r

y be c a use Pa r tie s r e a c he d a n a g r e e me nt a nd a ll e xe c ute d a ppr

  • pr

ia te de e ds.  Afte r title issue was re solve d Parc e l E

was purc hase d on Marc h 21, 2011

 In addition to land c ost, Distric t e xpe nde d additional fe e s and c osts $6,760.20

to re solve this proble m.

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PARCE L E

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OCT OBE R 14 AND 26 L E T T E RS

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DE CE MBE R 13, 2010 MI NUT E S

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DE RRI CK POND ROAD ACCE SS I SSUE

 12/ 9/ 2010 Ric hland County De ve lopme nt Re vie w te am me e ting

with D5 e ngine e r ing fir

  • m. County r

e que sts e ase me nt infor mation

  • n De r

r ic k Pond Road

 At r

e que st, Counse l doe s additional title r e se ar c h to answe r que stions looking for Right of Way in c hain of title

 12/ 20/ 2010 D5 E

ngine e r me t with Ric hland County Planning

 County still asking for

infor mation on Owne r ship.

 County advise d D5 to ke e p De r

r ic k Pond Road as a pr ivate ac c e ss

  • f Mt. Ve r

non Chur c h r

  • ad and pr
  • vide a ne w ac c e ss e ase me nt to
  • Ms. Monts to the nor

th; inste ad of de dic ating to County.

 D5 E

ngine e r s pe r for m additional wor k to c onfir m ac c e ptable ac c e ss

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DE NI AL L E T T E R

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DE RRI CK POND ROAD ACCE SS I SSUE

 12/ 30/ 2010 SCDOT

advise s that “this por tion of De r r ic k Pond Road was r e move d fr

  • m the State Highway Syste m on 2- 19- 1981.

 01/ 05/ 2011 Ric hland County advise s that DRT

de nie d ne w E le me ntar y Sc hool Plans be c ause ac c e ss was not fr

  • m a

c olle c tor

  • r

thor

  • ughfar

e r

  • ad.

 Plans we r

e r e vise d to c r e ate 4 options to solve pr

  • ble m. Option

A was the L and Swap and ac c e ss issue , othe r

  • ptions inc lude d

Appe al, r e zoning and r e loc ating De r r ic k Pond Road.

 2/ 2/ 2011 Ke ith Mc Aliste r

signe d Appe al doc ume nts to Appe al the DRT de c ision to the Boar d of Zoning Appe als.

 2/ 16/ 2011 Zoning He ar

ing Se t for 4/ 6/ 2011

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DE RRI CK POND ROAD ACCE SS I SSUE

 2/ 18/ 2011 D5 Re pre se ntative Buddy Pric e , D5 e ngine e r and attorne y

me t at De rric k’s Home about land swap c losing.

 2/ 21/ 2011 Mr. De rric k c alle d Buddy Pric e and advise d the y did not

want to do the land swap as agre e d. He asse rte d that he fe lt that the ac c e ss road to the Sc hool would de - value the prope rty.

 3/ 22/ 2011 Ne w Supe rinte nde nt Dr. He fne r ge ts c all from De rric k’s son

Jame s Upc hurc h. He asse rts that the De rric ks we re “bullie d by attorne y and Buddy Pric e to sign doc ume nt”, the y will fight e ve ry e ffort to build the sc hool. Distric t is to have no more c ontac t with his Pare nts.

 Distr

ic t la te r r e c e ive d a le tte r sta ting tha t De r r ic k’s “a r e offic ia lly withdr a wing our for me r

  • ffe r

tha t wa s sig ne d on Aug ust 26, 2010” a lthoug h this wa s a c ontr a c t tha t the y c ouldn’t withdr a w

 Not g oing to honor

a g r e e me nt to swa p pr

  • pe r

ty.

 Would oppose a ny futur

e a lte r a tions of De r r ic k Pond Roa d or the ir pr

  • pe r

ty.

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DE RRI CK POND ROAD ACCE SS I SSUE

 BOZA Appe al he ar

ing postpone d to May 4, 2011 and the n to June 1, 2011.

 5/ 11/ 2011 D5 Attor

ne y r e que ste d fur the r de lay of BOZA he ar ing as it was still wor king on alte r native s

 Ke ith Mc Aliste r

notifie s D5 attor ne y to ask that the he ar ing be c ontinue d until fur the r notic e fr

  • m D5

 No he ar

ing took plac e , no br e ac h of c ontr ac t or

  • the r

ac tion was file d against De r r ic ks.

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L AND SWAP CONT RACT

 Distr

ic t Contr ac te d with Mr . and Mr

  • s. De r

r ic k for a swap to inc r e ase fr

  • ntage on Mt. Ve r

non Chur c h r

  • ad so that ac c e ss would be

available to a c olle c tor r

  • ad.

 T

his would have made e ntr y off of Mt. Ve r non Chur c h r

  • ad and

would have he lpe d addr e ss r e quir e me nts for a sc hool in a Rur al zoning distr ic t whic h ultimate ly pr e se nte d a pr

  • ble m with De r

r ic k Pond Road.

Ric hla nd County Code Cha pte r 26, Artic le VI 26- 151 (now 67) (d) “Prima ry a c c e ss sha ll be provide d from a c olle c tor or thoroug hfa re roa d”

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CONT RACT T O T RANSF E R

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DE RRI CK POND ROAD MAP

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T I ME L I NE

 Apr

il 25, 2011, Boar d Move s to appoint a spe c ial c ommitte e to inve stigate the c laims of misr e pr e se ntation in c onne c tion with Par c e l E and for the pur pose of induc ing the br e ac h of the c ontr ac t to swap pr

  • pe r

ty

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APRI L 25, 2011 MI NUT E S

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APRI L 25, 2011 MI NUT E S

Mo tio n pa sse d 6-0 (Murphy Ab sta ining ) T he c ha irma n sha ll b e a utho rize d to se a t a spe c ia l c o mmitte d o f the Bo a rd o f L e xing to n- Ric hla nd Distric t 5 T ruste e s fo r the purpo se o f wo rking with le g a l c o unse l to inve stig a te the misre pre se nta tio ns re po rte d b y Mr. T

  • m Cro o ks’

fa mily in c o nne c tio n with the purc ha se o f the 2.7 a c re s fo r the Cha pin e le me nta ry sc ho o l site , a s we ll a s to inve stig a te the c irc umsta nc e s surro unding the purc ha se o f pro pe rty fro m Mr. a nd Mrs. De rric k a nd whe the r o r no t a ny individua l ha s ma de misre pre se nta tio ns fo r the purpo se o f induc ing a ny pe rso n to b re a c h the ir c o ntra c tua l o b lig a tio ns to the Distric t, a nd if so , to re c o mme nd a ppro pria te a c tio n to the full Bo a rd.

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F OL L OW UP ACT I ONS

 T

he April 25, 2011 Co mmitte e a ppe a rs no t to ha ve c o nve ne d o r re nde re d a re po rt.

 Afte rthe Bo a rd ta b le d pro c e e ding with the site a da pt o n

No ve mb e r 8, 2010, no furthe r Bo a rd Ac tio n wa s ta ke n o n the c o nstruc tio n o f a sc ho o l o n the site .

 T

he Administra tio n te rmina te d the a ppe a l o f Ric hla nd Co unty sta ff’ s de c isio n in Ma y 2011.

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F UT URE OPT I ONS

 Re apply for

Appr

  • val with r

e vise d plans that c omply with County r e quir e me nts and build a sc hool on the site .

 Inve stigate using the site for anothe r distr

ic t fac ility.

 Apply to r

e zone pr

  • pe r

ty to e liminate spe c ial r e quir e me nts.

 Ac quir

e / Swap additional pr

  • pe r

ty to have ac c e ss fr

  • m Mt. Ve r

non Chur c h Road

 Se ll pr

  • pe r
  • ty. L

ike ly that value mate r ially e xc e e ds pur c hase pr ic e .