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4977 Miscellaneous Resolution No.
RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
In Re: OAKLAND COUNTY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
FOR FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works acquired new well water supply
systems, as part of the County system, located in and serving Olde Franklin Towne
and Heritage Hills Subdivisions in Farmington Township, and pursuant to acquiring
the systems, Oudot D, Olde Franklin Towne No. 3 was, by warranty deed dated
September 9, 1965 and recorded in Liber 4776, page 827 of the records of the Oakland
County Register of Deeds, conveyed to the Oakland County Department of Public
Works by the Farmington General Corporation, there being located upon said Outlot
D, two (2) wells and well house and certain other facilities; and part of Outlot B,
Olde Franklin Towne No. 3, being part of the NW Section 1, TIN, R9E, Farmington
Township, Oakland County, Michigan, being described as: Beginning at the SW
corner of Lot 21 of Olde Franklin Towne (Liber 112, pages 14, 15 and 16); thence
along the Wily line of said Olde Franklin Towne, N 27°4836" E 122.9 5 ft and N 31°
4332" E 20.02 ft, thence N 33°3235" W 114.56 ft, thence due W, 124.0 ft, thence
S 19°4620" W 173.27 ft, thence S 71°5341" E 187.30 ft to the point of beginning,
was, by warranty deed dated July 17, 19 67 and recorded in Liber 5066, page 894 of
the records of the Oakland County Register of Deeds, conveyed to the Department of
Public Works by the Farmington General Corporation, there being located upon said
part of Outlot B, one (1) well and well house and certain other facilities; and the
following described acreage parcel:
Part of the NE *: of Section 4, TIN, R9E, Farmington Township, Oakland
County, Michigan, being described as: Beginning at a point on the E
line of Section 4, said point being 5 0°14' E 430. 0 ft from the NE corner
of Section 4, TIN, R9E, thence S 89 0 53 1 20" W 203.94 ft, thence S 0°14'
E 10. 0 ft, thence S 89°53'20" W 70.0 ft, thence S 0°14' E 220.0 ft,
thence along the N'Iy line of Heritage Hills Subdivision (L. 118, P. 29 &
30), N 89°53'20" E 109.49 ft and 163.85 ft along the arc of a curve con-
cave to the SE, said curve having a radius of 104.45 ft, a central angle
of 89°52'40" and whose chord bears N 44 0 49 1 38" E 147.56 ft and N 89°
46' E 60, 0 ft, thence along the E line of Section 4, N 0°14' W 125.42
ft to the point of beginning, subject to the rights of the public in
Farmington Road. Containing 1. 0899 acres,
was, by warranty deed dated March 28, 1967 and recorded in Liber 5009, page 489
of the records of the Oakland County Register of Deeds, conveyed to the Department
of Public Works by the Charter Land Corporation, there being located upon said
above described land, two (2) wells and well house and certain other facilities used
for water supply for Heritage Hills Subdivision, and the Board of Public Works,
without further conveyance or transfer to the County, did take over and is currently
operating and maintaining the said systems; and
WHEREAS, all three (3) of the above mentioned instruments of conveyance
provide in substance that the property or interest therein conveyed shall revert to
the grantor or assignee without formal reconveyance in the event that it is no longer
needed to provide a water supply from underground sources; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works acquired a new well water supply
system, as part of the County system, located in and serving Canterbury Commons
Subdivision in Farmington Township and, pursuant to acquiring said system, without
formal conveyance or transfer thereof to the County, did take over and is currently
operating and maintaining the said system; and
WHEREAS, the Township of Farmington has now constructed its own integrated
water transmission system known as "Oakland County Water Supply System for Farming-
ton Township - Northeast Section" to serve a portion of the township known as
"Northeast District" which includes the above mentiore d subdivisions, and
WHEREAS, the source of water supply for the Oakland County Water Supply
System for Farmington Township - Northeast Section is from the City of Detroit's
system, and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Water Supply System for Farmington Township -
Northeast Section is completed and in operation with a supply of Detroit water, the
hereinbefore described lands in or adjacent to Olde Franklin Towne and Heritage Hills
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Subdivision and the facilities thereon will no longer be needed for water supply
purposes and may properly be relinquished by the county; and
WHEREAS, the water supply systems located in the above mentioned sub-
divisions may no longer properly be included as parts of any county water supply
system but must necessarily (except for the above mentioned lands and the facilities
thereon, all of which are used and useful only in providing a supply of water from
wells) constitute parts of said township water supply system and be operated and
maintained by the Board of Public Works only as agent of the township as provided
in a contract between the County and the township;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN, as follows:
1. That, the aforementioned water supply systems located in and serving
Olde Franklin Towne, Heritage Hills, and Canterbury Commons Subdivisions, all in
Farmington Township, shall no longer be considered as included in any county system
but are hereby withdrawn and removed from the respective county systems within which
they have heretofore been included. The above mentioned water supply systems,
except for the properties above mentioned, shall be deemed to be parts of the Oakland
County Water Supply System for Farmington Township - Northeast Section, and shall
be operated and maintained by the Board of Public Works only as agent for the township
as provided in the contract between the county and the township.
2. Now that the Oakland County Water Supply System for Farmington Town-
ship - Northeast Section is completed and in operation with a supply of Detroit water,
the County of Oakland by the Chairman of its Board of Supervisors and its County
Clerk and the Department of Public Works by the Chairman and the Secretary of the
Board of Public Works shall execute and deliver to Farmington General Corporation
and to Charter Land Co. , proper conveyances of their respective premises hereinbefore
described which were conveyed to the Department of Public Works by Farmington General
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Corporation and by Charter Land Co. by deeds dated September 9, 1965, July 17, 1967
and March 28, 1967, respectively, together with the water supply and related facilities
located thereon, said conveyances being for the purpose of confirming the reverter of
the said premises to Farming-ton General Corp. and to Charter Land Co. , and thus
clearing the title to the respective lands.
ADOPTED
YEAS: Anderson, Bachert, Beecher, Birnkrant, Brennan, Brewer, Bryant, Case,
Charteris, Clarkson, Cline, Dewan, Doherty, Duncan, Edward, Famularo,
Fouts, Gabler, Geralds, Grisdale, Hall, Hamlin, Holyoke, Hursfall,
Inwood, E. Kephart, J. Kephart, Kramer, Lahti, Lessiter, Levinson,
Long, Mainland, Maly, Mastin, McDonnell, McNamee, Melchert, Melstrom,
Miller, Mitchell, O'Donoghue, Oldenburg, Peasley, Perinoff, Powers,
Reid, Remer, Rhinevault, Rusher, Schwartz, Shepherd, Simson, Slavens,
Solberg, Stine, Tapp, Taucher, Taylor, Tinsman, Treacy, Valentine,
Wahl, Walker, Wilmot, Woods. (66)
NAYS: None. (0)
ABSENT: Bawden, Bingham, Colburn, Edwards, Eldridge, Forbes, End, Gallagher,
Horton, Johnson, Linley, Nelson, Paholak, Peterson, Potter, Smith, Schiffer,
VanNatta, Webber, Wilcox. (20) .