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Commissioner Wheeler reminded the Commission that the property owners <br />were paying full price and taxes for their land; he did not know how the County could pick and <br />choose where they would and would not utilize the Murphy Reservations; and he wanted Option <br />No. 4 to be applied Countywide. He believed that what has happened with Murphy Reservations <br />has been wrong, and needs to be corrected. <br />Chairman Bowden asked Attorney DeBraal to repeat his recommendation. <br />Attorney DeBraal recommended limiting the recommendation for today's <br />decision (to ignore the Murphy Reservation and pay full appraised value for the property), to <br />66th Avenue, adding that this item could be brought back at a later date for further consideration <br />on policy for future Murphy Reservations. <br />Discussion ensued as the Board and staff discussed the culpability of the title <br />insurance companies in determining proper title. Mr. Zito pointed out that there are all kinds of <br />claims upon properties that a purchaser at a closing would be unaware of, unless they had been <br />informed by their t title company that they are in the public record. Generally speaking, title <br />insurance companies are required to search with blinders on, they normally go back 30 years <br />within the chain of title, if it's older than 30 years, they are generally not responsible. However, <br />there are some conditions, depending upon how many times the property has been transferred in <br />the chain, that requires the title searcher to go back to the root of the title, and if they have failed <br />in that responsibility, the County should be able to preserve that claim. <br />Commissioner Wheeler wondered if Vice Chairman Davis's Motion would <br />include the entire County or just the properties on 66th Avenue. <br />Vice Chairman Davis said his Motion would be specifically for the properties <br />on 66`h Avenue. <br />57 <br />August 12, 2008 <br />