ord-01-2024-purchase_of_map_44cparcel_1086.pdf

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THE TOWN OF CENTREVILLE 101 LAWYERS ROW CENTREVILLE, MD 21617
410-758-1180 FAX 410-758-4741 WWW.TOWNOFCENTREVILLE.ORG
February 1, 2024
Victoria Johnson
Real Property Specialist I
Property Asset Management Division
Office of Real Estate
Maryland State Highway Administration
707 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-3601
RE: Intent to Purchase Map 44C, Parcel 1086 – South Commerce Street, Centreville, MD
Dear Ms. Johnson:
The purpose of this letter is to set forth some of the basic terms and conditions of the proposed
purchase by The Town Council of Centreville (“Buyer”) from the State Highway Administration
of the Maryland Department of Transportation (“Seller”) on behalf of the State of Maryland for
the purchase of a parcel of real property within the town limits of Centreville, Maryland
described as Map 44C, Parcel 1086, South Commerce Street.
The proposed terms for the purchase are:
A. Property: A parcel of land being 7.942 acres known as Queen Anne’s County Tax
Map 44C, Parcel 1086, South Commerce Street and more particularly described as:
All that lot or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Town of Centreville, Third
Election District of Queen Anne’s County, State of Maryland, on the right hand side of
the public state road leading from Centreville to Chestertown being known and
designated as Maryland Route 213 (and/or Commerce Street) and boarding on the Mill
Stream and further described in a deed dated August 28, 1959, from the State Roads
Commission of Maryland, to the County Commissioners of Queen Anne’s County,
recorded among the Land Records of Queen Anne’s County in Liber TSP No. 51, folio
482.
Being the same property conveyed to Seller by deed dated June 10, 2015 and recorded
among the Land Records of Queen Anne’s County in Liber 2430, folio 001 (the “Property”).
B. Purchase Price: Three Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($345,000.00).
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C. Contingency: The acquisition of the Property by the Buyer is contingent upon:
1. The Buyer receiving formal approval of a Program Open Space grant from the
Department of Natural Resources of the State of Maryland in the amount of not less than Three
Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Dollars ($343,000.00); and
2. The Buyer’s review and approval of wetlands mitigation language to encumber
a portion of the Property (4.3 acres).
D. Deed Provisions: The Buyer wishes to take title as “The Town Council of
Centreville”. The Buyer will be purchasing the property with Department of Natural Resources
Program Open Space funds which requires the following language be included in the deed:
Pursuant to Md. Code, Ann., Natural Resources, §§ 5-906(e)(7) and (8):
1. The Property was acquired or developed under a State grant from POS and may
not be converted without written approval of the Secretary of the Department of Natural
Resources and the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management and the
Secretary of the Maryland Department of Planning from outdoor public recreation or open
space use to any other use.
2. Any conversion of the use of the Property may be approved only after the local
government body replaces the Property with land of at least equivalent area and or equal
recreation or open space value.
3. For any conversion of the Property acquired or developed under a State grant
from POS, the appraised monetary value of the land proposed for acquisition shall be
equal to or greater than the appraised monetary value of the Property to be converted,
under the proposed new use of the converted Property.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Carolyn M. Brinkley
Town Manager
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