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CASE STUDY – CGE LAND ACQUISITION. Presentation to FAA Eastern Region 32 nd Annual Airports Conference March 4, 2009. Agenda. Brief Overview of Dorchester County, MD Size Population Workforce Business Tourism Recent Development Proposed Airport Development Land Acquisition Needs
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CASE STUDY – CGE LAND ACQUISITION Presentation to FAA Eastern Region 32nd Annual Airports Conference March 4, 2009
Agenda • Brief Overview of Dorchester County, MD • Size • Population • Workforce • Business • Tourism • Recent Development • Proposed Airport Development • Land Acquisition Needs • Land Acquisition Issues • Final Tally
Brief Overview of Dorchester County, MD • Size - 670 square miles • 1,539 miles of shoreline • Largest County in Maryland in terms of land and water mass • Population – 31,846 (2005 Census) • Largest Cities/Towns • Cambridge (County Seat) – 10,911 • Hurlock – 1,874 • Secretary - 503
Brief Overview of Dorchester County, MD • Workforce – 17,242 people • Largest Employers • Allen Foods (Poultry Processing) – 1,048 • Hyatt Regency – 585 • Dorchester General Hospital – 385 • 23.3% Management, 16.0% Service, 23.8% Sales and Office, 21.5% Production • Agriculture • Waterfowl and Seafood Processing Industries
Brief Overview of Dorchester County, MD • Tourism • Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge • Proposed Harriet Tubman State Park • Waterfowl and Seafood Industries • City of Cambridge Revitalization
Brief Overview of Dorchester County, MD • Recent Development • Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa, and Marina • Airport Terminal Development • Proposed Business and Technology Park
Proposed Airport Development • Runway 16-34 Extension • Existing 4,476’ x 75’ • Proposed 5,400’ x 75’ • Parallel Taxiway Relocation and Extension • Additional Apron and Aircraft Parking • Proposed T-Hangars • Relocation of Cordtown Road and MD-DE Railroad
Land Acquisition Needs • Eight Parcels from Six Land Owners • One Business • Two Families • One Farm in its entirety • Portions of Three Additional Farms • Portions of a single-track railroad
Land Acquisition Issues – Webster Farm • 2 farm parcels totaling 208.72 acres • 99.07 acres FAA-eligible • March 3, 2003 Option Agreement • $10,000 per acre • Executed by Webster Family and Dorchester County • April 4, 2005 Real Property Appraisal • $20,000 per acre • January 17, 2006 Revised Real Property Appraisal
Land Acquisition Issues - Foxwell • Total take of 5.23 acres • Displacement of two families and family business • Various “family interests” in the parcel • Deed Signed March 20, 2006
Land Acquisition Issues - Malkus 11 Business Trust • 0.14 acres of farmland • Requested Right-of-Way to Future Cordtown Road • Deed Signed April 28, 2008
Land Acquisition Issues – Five-In-One Ventures • 0.05 acres • Adjacent to existing Cordtown Road ROW • Deed Signed April 28, 2008
Land Acquisition Issues – Gypsy Hill Farms • Two parcels totaling 557 acres • 6.88 acres FAA-eligible • Owner and Developer Options • Original Appraisal at $20,000 per acre • Protracted Negotiations • Re-appraisal at $36,000 per acre • Continued Protracted Negotiations
Land Acquisition Issues – Gypsy Hill Farms cont’d • Face-to-Face Meeting w/ Airport Management, Developer, and Attorney • April 9, 2008 • Administrative Settlement of $40,000 per acre • Future provision of 50-foot ROW to Bucktown Road • Settlement MUST occur by time of grant closure • FAA Concurrence Received Same Day • Deed Signed June 6, 2008
Land Acquisition Issues – Maryland Transit Administration • 7.52 acres • Single-Track Railroad Line operated by MTA • Maryland-Delaware Railroad is the carrier • 400 cars of freight per year to one business • Need to upgrade from 85-pound rail to 100-pound rail • DRAFT Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between MTA and Dorchester County
Final Tally • Total project - $2,248,752.11 • FAA Share - $2,136,314.00 • MAA Share - $56,218.80 • County Share - $56,219.31
Thanks to… • Dorchester County • Airport Management • FAA-Washington Airports District Office • Maryland Aviation Administration – Office of Regional Aviation Assistance
Questions / Comments? Contact Information: Chuck Trice, PE URS Corporation Telephone: 410-785-7220