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Quit -Claim of Ditch and Road Rights -of -Way <br />Part of the Carson Platt Estate property is in what is known as Fellsmere Farms Company Subdivision, <br />which contains rights-of-way labeled "Fellsmere Water Control District (FWCD) Ditch and Road <br />Rights -of -Way." SJRWMD staff has requested that the County, in order to clear title for closing, release <br />via quit claim any interest the County may have in the ditch and road rights-of-way within the Carson <br />Platt Estate property. To that end, attached for the Board's consideration is a proposed quit claim deed. <br />The Carson Platt Estate property is being acquired for conservation purposes, and will be managed by the <br />State and the SJRWMD as a part of the St. Sebastian River Buffer Preserve. Public purchase of the <br />Carson Platt property is of particular importance to the County's environmental lands program. It is <br />important in that, due to the size and diversity of the property, the purchase will fulfill a number of <br />County commitments in its Comprehensive Plan to acquire various types of environmental land. <br />As mentioned, ditch and road rights-of-way on the Carson Platt Estate property are identified on survey <br />maps as belonging to the Fellsmere Water Control District (FWCD). The SJRWMD and the State are <br />acquiring the rights-of-way from the FWCD in conjunction with the Carson Platt Estate purchase. <br />The extent of the County's real interest, if any, in the ditch and road rights-of-way is unknown. The ditch <br />and road rights-of-way on the subject property are on the County's list of potential Murphy Act road <br />reservations; therefore, the quit claim deed will release any Murphy Act related interest that the County <br />may have in the property. Notwithstanding, County execution of the quit claim deed will facilitate <br />closing of the purchase, which will serve the County's land conservation objectives. <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached quit claim deed, and <br />authorize the Board Chairman to execute said document. Staff also recommends that the Board authorize <br />staff to coordinate with SJRWMD and CARL staff to take actions as necessary to close the purchase in <br />accordance with the attached 1998 participation agreement. <br />NOVEMBER 16, 1999 <br />