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the State and subsequently reverted to the County. He divulged that property owners are often <br />unaware of the Murphy Reservation unless it is found through a title insurance search, or until <br />they are approached by a condemning authority, such as the County, and told that a road or other <br />improvements are to be constructed in the Murphy Reservation encumbering their property, and <br />that compensation is not going to be provided. <br />Attorney DeBraal explained that Nick Miller, Inc., had done a study in 2005 <br />that provided a full report of all Murphy Reservations in the County. He reported that the <br />County has been using the property encumbered by the Murphy Reservations in the past and not <br />gone further. He said the situation on 66th Avenue was different, whereby it required using the <br />Murphy Reservation property, plus additional property for the right-of-way. He detailed four <br />methods which are used by other Florida condemning Authorities in conjunction with Murphy <br />Reservations. <br />Attorney DeBraal outlined four options in staff's recommendation for <br />handling the Murphy Reservations along 66th Avenue as follows: <br />Continue the current practice of utilizing unreleased Murphy Reservations <br />without compensation to adjacent property owners <br />Negotiate a compromised value for the Murphy Reservation <br />Retain an appraiser to value the Murphy Reservation <br />Ignore the Murphy Reservation and pay full appraised value for the property <br />He thereafter asked for Board direction as to how staff should proceed when <br />negotiating for rights-of-way on properties along 66th Avenue, which are encumbered by Murphy <br />Reservations. <br />53 <br />August 12, 2008 <br />