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but if we keep getting more of these, the cumulative cost would greatly outweigh the costs of stepping up to a challenge. Commissioner Wheeler said that the Eminent Domain process is a Catch-22, which sometimes places the property owner, and at other times, the government, at a disadvantage. He added that anytime you are buying something from an unwilling seller the cost goes up, but we are building the roads to accommodate future growth, and it is the cost of doing business. The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION, and by a 4-1 vote (Commissioner O'Bryan dissenting), the Motion carried. The Board approved the Agreement to Purchase, Sell, and Lease Real Estate with Michael Abt and Taffi Abt, for purchase of the Abt parcels together with approval of engineering, appraisal and attorney's fees for a total of $616,414.25, as recommended in the memorandum of May 27, 2009. AGREEMENT IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD 13. COUNTY ATTORNEY MATTERS 13B. ACQUISITION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG OSLO ROAD, BEALE HOLDINGS, INC., OSLO ROAD EAST OF 43RD AVENUE Deputy County Attorney William K. DeBraal updated the Board on staff's request to acquire the subject right-of-way, which aside from Cumberland Farms, would be the last parcel needed for Phase II of the Oslo Road Improvement Project. He displayed an aerial view showing the 17.7 acre parent parcel and the approximately 0.279 acre strip needed for the right- of-way. Attorney DeBraal informed the Commissioners that the property owner, Joseph Beale, President of Beale Holdings, Inc., has agreed to sell the needed property to the County for $405,000. After providing a breakdown of the sale price, Attorney DeBraal presented staff's 25 June 2, 2009