2012 Special Annual Grafton Township Meeting Agenda – Part 2

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"As a result, the electors deem to be in the best interest and conductive to both the Road District and Township that:
  
 A. The Road District, within ten (10) days, deliver warranty deed to the property located at 10109 Vine Street, Huntley, Illinois to Grafton Township and legally described in resolution 2010 ATM 1. In lieu of any balance remaining on the sale price provided by the electors at the 2010 annual meeting owed by Grafton Township, the Grafton Township Road District shall pay no rent to Grafton township for the term of the lease between Grafton Township as landlord and Grafton Township Road District as tenant for the garage portion of the premises, other than provided in elector resolution 2010 ATM 1, for a period of twenty (20) years. The electors specifically do not authorize any additional leases of any real property between Grafton Township and Grafton Township Road District except a twenty year lease of the garage portion of 10109 Vine Street to the Grafton Township Road District under the terms provided herein and in resolution 2010 ATM 1. To the extent that any other leases have been executed outside of this authority, Grafton Township Road District and Grafton Township are directed to take all steps necessary to cancel said agreements, including the Intergovernmental Agreement dated February 10, 2011. Pursuant to this authority, the electors require that any debts incurred as a result of, incident to, or for the purpose of effectuating the transfer, at any time by any entity, of 10109 Vine Street be extinguished, defeased, or repaid to the greatest extent permitted by law within ten (10) days."

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     * The electors have no authority over this. If this item passes, it will, more than likely, result in another law suit costing taxpayers thousands more. Fees have already exceeded $600k.

"B. A resolution of the electors to direct the Township Supervisor to engage the services of a Realtor, for a fee not to exceed six percent (6%) of the sales price, to auction or otherwise sell the property on Haligus Road under the authority and conditions contained in Resolution No. 2010 ATM 8."

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·        * The supervisor cannot act on her own as the township board consists of the Supervisor AND the trustees. The wording of this resolution will need to be changed to include the entire board.

     * Furthermore, the trustees are elected officials. It would be improper to eliminate them from the decision making process of the township.

"Further, the resolution shall censure the Town Board for failing to accept an offer of $100,000 for the township property at 9260 Haligus Road pursuant to the Resolution No. 2010 ATM 8, of the electors at the April 2010 Annual Meeting of the electors filed by the township clerk April 19th, 2010."

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          * The Special Meeting Minutes for September 22, 2011 says the board UNANIMOUSLY agreed to counter the offer on the Haligus Road property for $120k, plus expenses. First Electric Newspaper reported that Supervisor Moore and the trustees refused to reveal the price offered, however, it is rumored that the amount was below the $100k threshold.

·        * Since this resolution is requesting that we vote to censure the "Town Board", we would be censuring the ENTIRE town board, which includes Linda. Also, Linda Moore’s name appears on the petition for the 2012 Special Meeting…so in a sense, she is requesting to censure herself.

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