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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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maintain, repair, alter, replace, move, and remove a water line or lines and other equipment appurtenant thereto under, through, and across a strip of land 15' wide and approximately 2,400' long located north of the Willard Airport Road right-ofway and being more exactly described hereinafter and the right of ingress to and egress therefrom, for the purposes of constructing and operating a new water main to serve the City of Tolono and to enhance the water pressure and the quantity of water available through the water services of the University's airport and golf course; the rights and easement granted to be limited to the extent that this public Corporation has the present right and capacity to grant the same. With the approval of Grantor, Grantee shall have the right to cut, fell, and remove trees, shrubbery, and bushes as may be required to provide necessary clearance. Grantee shall agree to repair any damage caused to the property of this Corporation by the construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, repair, alteration, replacement, relocation, and removal of the said water line or lines and equipment appurtenant thereto, and to idemnify this Corporation and its representatives from liability in connection with Grantee's activities. T h e right-of-way easement shall remain in full force and in effect from the date granted and for so long thereafter as said water line or lines are continued in service and have not been abandoned or discontinued. Upon termination of the easement Grantee shall peaceably surrender possession of said premises to this Corporation and full and complete title then shall remain in this Corporation free and clear of said easement and without necessity of reentry or demand. T h e rightof-way easement shall be over the following-described property: T h e north 15.00 feet of the south 48.00 feet of the following-described tract, except the west 243.24 feet thereof. That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 2, Township 18 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian in the County of Champaign and State of Illinois, described as follows: T h e south 158 feet of said Southeast Quarter of Section 2, subject to any private or public easements of rights-of-way; and subject to an easement for street purposes retained by the Grantor described as follows: T h e west 60 feet of the east 180 feet of the south 158 feet of the said Southeast Quarter of Section 2; said tract containing 9.43 acres, more or less, and all situated in Champaign County, Illinois.

O n motion of Mrs. Calder, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. H a h n , Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Wolff; no, none; absent, Mr. Grabowski, Governor T h o m p s o n . ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.) Acquisition by Condemnation, 604 South Gregory Place, Urbana

(37) T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends adoption of the following resolution authorizing acquisition of the property at 604 South Gregory Place, Urbana, through condemnation proceedings, or alternatively, authorization for settlement of the condemnation suit if the acquisition can be completed at a price within the appraisals received by the University. T h e property is required to provide office facilities for the campus. T h e property consists of a two-story fourplex residence on a 2,500 square feet parcel of land. T h e University has been negotiating with the owner who has been advised that University representatives are willing to recommend the purchase of the property based on appraisals received by the University. However, this price is not acceptable to the owner.