As Reported by the Committee of Conference

124th General Assembly
Regular Session
2001-2002
Am. Sub. H. B. No. 507


REPRESENTATIVES Metzger, Hollister, Carey, Schmidt, R. Miller, Cates, Wilson, Redfern, Flannery

SENATOR Coughlin



A BILL
To authorize the conveyance of two parcels of1
state-owned real estate located in Guernsey County,2
one parcel to Cambridge Township and the other3
parcel to Cambridge Township, the City of4
Cambridge, Guernsey County, the Guernsey County5
Port Authority, and the Cambridge-Guernsey County6
Improvement Corporation as joint tenants; and to7
authorize the conveyance of two parcels of8
state-owned real estate located in Summit County to9
the Nordonia Hills City School District.10


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. (A) The Governor is hereby authorized to execute11
two deeds in the name of the state as follows: (1) the first12
conveying to Cambridge Township, the City of Cambridge, Guernsey13
County, the Guernsey County Port Authority, and the14
Cambridge-Guernsey County Improvement Corporation, and their15
successors and assigns, as joint tenants, all of the state's16
right, title, and interest in the real estate described in17
division (A) of Section 1 of this act as Parcel One, and (2) the18
second conveying to Cambridge Township and its successors and19
assigns all of the state's right, title, and interest in the real20
estate described in division (A) of Section 1 of this act as21
Parcel Two:22

       Parcel One23

       Situated in the Township of Cambridge, County of Guernsey,24
State of Ohio and being 62.554 acres in the northwest and25
southwest quarters of section 3 of Township 2 north Range 3 west26
of the United States Military District and being more particularly27
described as follows,28

       BEGINNING at a magnail/flasher set in County road 35 at the29
northeast corner of the southwest quarter of said section 3 thence30
with said County road and with the lands of James H and Mary E31
Thorn as recorded in deed volume 365 page 930 and the lands of32
William J Craft as recorded in official records volume 49 page 90633
the next two calls,34

       1) S 01° 40' 04" W a distance of 536.21 feet to a point,35
said point being referenced by an iron pin set which bears N 88°36
53' 11" W a distance of 20.00 feet.37

       2) thence with a curve to the right having the following38
properties, Delta = 32° 12' 34", Radius = 572.96 feet and a chord39
that bears S 17° 13' 06" W a distance of 317.87 feet to a point,40
said point being referenced by an iron pin set which bears N 56°41
40' 37" W a distance of 40.00 feet thence continuing with said42
county road and with the lands of James A. and Laurie J Endly as43
recorded in Official Records Volume 107 page 857 S 35° 58' 38" W a44
distance of 221.14 feet to a point, said point being referenced by45
an iron pin set which bears N 59° 19' 42" W a distance of 40.0046
feet thence continuing with said county road and with the lands of47
Larry J. Sr. and Thelma Burt as recorded in Deed Volume 372 page48
884 and with the lands of Robert S. and Violet J. Goddard as49
recorded in official records volume 93 page 404 the next two50
calls,51

       1) thence with a curve to the left having the following52
properties, Delta = 86° 40' 41", Radius = 197.00 feet and a chord53
that bears S 12° 40' 03" E a distance of 270.41 feet to a point,54
said point being referenced by an iron pin set which bears S 33°55
59' 37" W a distance of 20.00 feet56

       2) S 51° 30' 23" E a distance of 182.13 feet to a point57
thence leaving said road and with the lands of Warren D. and58
Janesa M. High as recorded in Official Records Volume 31 page 21859
the next two calls.60

       1) S 01° 37' 08" W a distance of 902.56 feet to a 5/8 inch61
capped rebar found having passed through a 5/8 inch capped rebar62
found at 40.60 feet.63

       2) S 01° 37' 08" W a distance of 400.00 feet to a point on64
the north bank of Wills Creek thence with the north bank of said65
Wills Creek and with the lands of Luetta Mae and Joseph T. Goggin66
as recorded in Official Records Volume 85 page 199 the next three67
calls,68

       1) N 35° 18' 52" W a distance of 678.76 feet to a point.69

       2) N 18° 55' 52" W a distance of 307.51 feet to a point.70

       3) N 04° 21' 52" W a distance of 478.84 feet to a point71
thence continuing with the lands of said Goggin and with a line in72
said Wills Creek N 59° 55' 02" W a distance of 1382.71 feet to a73
point thence leaving said creek and with a line through the lands74
of The State of Ohio as recorded in deed volume 215 page 522 the75
next seven calls,76

       1) N 27° 22' 08" E a distance of 100.00 feet to a 5/8 inch77
rebar found capped "USA781WR"78

       2) N 38° 42' 39" E a distance of 447.15 feet to an iron pin79
set.80

       3) N 01° 22' 17" E a distance of 280.00 feet to a magnail81
set in the center of a private paved road having passed through an82
iron pin set at 260.00 feet.83

       4) N 88° 37' 43" W a distance of 55.00 feet to a magnail set84
in the center of a private paved road.85

       5) N 01° 30' 00" E a distance of 266.59 feet to a magnail86
set in the center of a private paved road.87

       6) S 88° 38' 06" E a distance of 620.16 feet to a magnail88
set in the center of a private paved road.89

       7) S 88° 38' 06" E a distance of 905.48 feet to a point in90
county road 35 having passed through iron pins set at 300.00 feet91
and 855.48 feet thence with a line in said county road and with92
the lands of Jack D. McWilliams as recorded in Deed Volume 27793
page 633 S 02° 07' 52" W a distance of 266.78 feet to the94
BEGINNING and containing 62.554 acres and being a part of the95
property conveyed to the State of Ohio in Deed Volume 215 page96
522. 9.331 acres being in said northwest quarter and 53.223 acres97
being in said southwest quarter.98

       Subject to all leases or easements of record. Iron pins set99
are 5/8 inch rebar, 30 inches long capped "GARDNER PS-6884".100
Bearings are true and are based on a solar observation. A survey101
of the above described property was made on October 19, 1998 by102
Steven L. Gardner, registered surveyor #6884.103

       Parcel Two104

       Situated in the Township of Cambridge, County of Guernsey,105
State of Ohio and being 15.842 acres in the southwest quarter of106
section 3 of Township 2 north Range 3 west of the United States107
Military District and being more particularly described as108
follows,109

       Commencing at a magnail/flasher set in County road 35 at the110
northeast corner of the southwest quarter of said section 3 thence111
N 88° 37' 43" W a distance of 1467.70 feet to a magnail set in a112
private road the BEGINNING thence with a line through the lands of113
The State of Ohio as recorded in Deed Volume 215 page 522 the next114
three calls,115

       1) S 01° 22' 17" W a distance of 280.00 feet to an iron pin116
set having passed through an iron pin set at 20.00 feet.117

       2) S 38° 42' 39" W a distance of 447.15 feet to a 5/8 inch118
rebar found capped "USA781WR"119

       3) S 27° 22' 08" W a distance of 100.00 feet to a point in120
Wills Creek thence with a line in said Wills Creek and with the121
lands of Luetta Mae and Joseph T. Goggin as recorded in Official122
Records Volume 85 page 199 the next two calls,123

       1) N 69° 11' 17" W a distance of 573.29 feet to a point said124
point being referenced by an iron pin set which bears N 16° 13'125
06" E a distance of 59.52 feet.126

       2) N 78° 10' 52" W a distance of 402.96 feet to a point127
thence leaving said creek and with the west line of said southwest128
quarter N 02° 21' 33" E a distance of 461.58 feet to a magnail set129
in the center of a private road having passed through iron pins130
set at 31.58 feet and 441.58 feet thence with the center of said131
private road the next two calls,132

       1) S 88° 37' 43" E a distance of 1188.97 feet to a magnail133
set.134

       2) S 88° 37' 43" E a distance of 55.00 feet to the BEGINNING135
and containing 15.842 acres and being a part of the property136
conveyed to the State of Ohio in Deed Volume 215 page 522.137

       Subject to all leases or easements of record. Iron pins set138
are 5/8 inch rebar, 30 inches long capped "GARDNER PS-6884".139
Bearings are true and are based on a solar observation. A survey140
of the above described property was made on October 19, 1998 by141
Steven L. Gardner, registered surveyor #6884.142

       (B) Consideration for the conveyance of the real estate143
described as Parcel One in division (A) of Section 1 of this act144
is $50,175.00, to be paid by the City of Cambridge in accordance145
with the Memorandum of Agreement entered into on March 22, 2002, 146
by the State of Ohio, Department of Mental Health; Cambridge147
Township; and the Consortium of the City of Cambridge, the148
Guernsey County Commissioners, the Guernsey County Port Authority,149
and the Cambridge-Guernsey County Community Improvement150
Corportation, as it may be amended from time to time by agreement151
of all of the parties. Consideration for the conveyance of the152
real estate described as Parcel Two in division (A) of Section 1153
of this act is $55,000.00, to be paid by providing services in154
accordance with the same Memorandum of Agreement, as it may be155
amended from time to time by agreement of all of the parties.156

       (C) Cambridge Township shall pay the costs of the conveyance157
of the real estate described in division (A) of Section 1 of this158
act.159

       (D) Within one year after the effective date of this160
section, and upon payment of any cash portion of the purchase161
price, the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney162
General, shall prepare the deeds to the real estate described in163
division (A) of Section 1 of this act. One deed shall be for the164
conveyance to Cambridge Township, the City of Cambridge, Guernsey165
County, the Guernsey County Port Authority, and the166
Cambridge-Guernsey County Improvement Corporation, as joint167
tenants, of the real estate described as Parcel One in division168
(A) of Section 1 of this act, and the other deed shall be for the169
conveyance to Cambridge Township of the real estate described as170
Parcel Two in division (A) of Section 1 of this act. The deeds171
shall state the consideration. The deeds shall be executed by the172
Governor in the name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary173
of State, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in174
the Office of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to175
the grantees. The grantees shall present the deeds for recording176
in the Office of the Guernsey County Recorder.177

       Section 2. (A) The Governor is hereby authorized to execute178
a deed in the name of the state conveying to the Nordonia Hills179
City School District and its successors and assigns all of the180
state's right, title, and interest in the real estate described in181
division (A) of Section 2 of this act as Parcels Three and Four:182

       Parcel Three183

       Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Summit, Township of184
Sagamore Hills, being part of original Northfield Township Lot 71185
further bounded and described as follows:186

       Beginning at an iron pin, found in a monument box in the187
centerline intersection of Dunham Road (C.H. 150, 50' R/W) with188
the centerline of Sagamore Road (C.H. 1 60' R/W);189

       Thence, S 20°00'17" W, along the centerline of Dunham Road,190
421.55 feet to a 5/8" capped rebar found;191

       Thence, S 07°18'35" E, continuing along the centerline of192
Dunham Road, 680.00 feet to the True Place of Beginning for the193
parcel being described herein;194

       Thence, S 07°18'35" E, continuing along said centerline,195
196.62 feet to a 5/8" capped rebar found;196

       Thence, S 16°28'49" E, continuing along said centerline,197
387.42 feet to the northeast corner of land described in deed to198
A.L. and H.L. Heiser by Deed Volume 5219, Page 356 of Summit199
county Records of Deeds;200

       Thence, S 88°02'42" W, leaving said centerline, along the201
north line of said Heiser lands, passing thru a 5/8" capped rebar202
found at 25.65 feet, a total distance of 725.71 feet to a 2" pipe203
found;204

       Thence, S 89°24'12" W, 255.92 feet to a 5/8" capped rebar205
set;206

       Thence, N 00°13'54" W, 594.57 feet to a 5/8" capped rebar set207
in the south line of Sagamore Sites allotment as recorded in Plat208
Book 47, Page 128 of Summit County Records of Plats;209

       Thence, S 89°57'29" E, along the south line of the platted210
lands and the south line of lands deeded to J.A. Haffner, S.R.,211
passing thru a 1" pinch pipe found at 823.53 feet. A total212
distance of 848.68 feet to the True Place of Beginning and213
containing 12.126 acres of land but subject to all legal highways,214
easements, and restrictions as surveyed by Robert J. Warner, P.S.,215
Number 6931 for Environmental Design Group, Inc. in July 1996.216

       The Basis of Bearings for the above described parcel is grid217
north, Ohio State Plane Coordinate System, North Zone.218

       Parcel Four219

       Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Summit, Township of220
Sagamore Hills, being part of original Northfield Township Lots 71221
and 81, further bounded and described as follows:222

       Commencing for reference at an iron pin in a monument box223
found in the centerline intersection of Dunham Road (C.H. 150,224
50'R/W) with the centerline of Sagamore Road (C.H. 1 60' R/W),225
said iron pin being on the north line of said Lot 71;226

       Thence, S 89°59'03" W, along the centerline of Sagamore Road227
and the North line of said Lot 71, 969.08 feet to an iron pin in a228
monument box found;229

       Thence, S 89°59'20" W, continuing along said centerline and230
lot line, 728.61 feet to a point at the northwest corner of land231
described in deed to Ernice A Bardoun by Deed Volume 6855, Page232
766 of Summit County Records of Deeds and the True Place of233
Beginning for the parcel being described herein;234

       Thence, S 00°00'40" E, leaving said centerline, along the235
west line of said Bardoun lands and passing through a ½" pin found236
at 29.88 feet, a total distance of 350.00 feet to a 5/8" capped237
rebar set at the southwesterly corner thereof and northerly line238
of Sagamore Sites as recorded in Plat Book 47, Page 128 of Summit239
County Records; Thence, S 89°50'45" W, along the north line of240
said platted lands, 133.18 feet to a point at the northwesterly241
corner thereof. Said point being witnessed by a 3/4" iron pipe242
found S 05°09'19" E, 0.33 feet;243

       Thence, S 01°25'09" E, along the west line of said platted244
lands, 718.76 feet to a 5/8" capped rebar set the southwest corner245
thereof;246

       Thence, S 89°57'29" E, along the south line of said platted247
lands, 906.62 feet to a 5/8" capped rebar set;248

       Thence, S 00°13'54" E, leaving the south line of the platted249
lands, 594.57 feet to a 5/8" capped rebar set;250

       Thence, N 89°24'12" E, 255.92 feet to a 2" iron pipe found at251
the northwest corner of land described in deed to A.L. Hieser by252
Deed Volume 5219, Page 356 of Summit County Records of deeds;253

       Thence, S 01°30'59" E, along the west line of said Hieser254
lands described in deed to V.R. Lalli by Deed Volume 7233, Page255
422 of Summit County Records of Deeds, and the west line of256
Highview Acres Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 60, Page 5 of257
Summit County Records of Plats, 925.15 feet to a 2" lead filled258
pipe found at the southwest corner of said subdivision and the259
northerly line of land described in deed to Janet S. Casto by260
Official Record 113, Page 705 of Summit County Records;261

       Thence, S 89°39'16" W, along the north line of said Casto262
lands and the north line of Towpath Park as recorded in Plat263
Cabinet K, Page 650 of Summit County Records of Plats 1151.67 feet264
to a 5/8" rebar found at the northwest corner thereof and the265
southwest corner of said Lot 71;266

       Thence, S 89°23'57" W, along the south line of original Lot267
81 and the north line of lands described in deed to H.J. and I.268
Donzalski by Deed Volume 3304, Page 142 of Summit County Records269
of Deeds; 804.06 feet to a 5/8" capped rebar set on the easterly270
line of land described in deed to The Cleveland Electric271
Illuminating Company by Deed Volume 4957, Page 235 of Summit272
County Records of Deeds;273

       Thence, N 01°11'42" W, leaving the south line of lot 81,274
continuing along the easterly line of said C.E.I. lands, 1407.14275
feet to a point;276

       Thence, N 11°09'15" E, continuing along said C.E.I. lands,277
1217.70 feet to the centerline of Sagamore Road and the north line278
of said Lot 81;279

       Thence, N 89°59'20" E, along said centerline 675.34 feet to280
the True Place of Beginning and containing 81.947 acres of land281
but subject to all legal highways easements and restrictions if282
any as surveyed by Robert J. Warner, P.S., Number 6931 for283
Environmental Design Group, Inc. in August of 1996.284

       The Basis of Bearings for the above described parcel is grid285
north of the Ohio State plane coordinate system, north zone.286

       (B) Consideration for the conveyance of both parcels of the287
real estate described in division (A) of Section 2 of this act is288
$1,100,000.00, payable as follows: $400,000.00 payable at289
closing, $100,000.00 payable not later than twelve months after290
closing, $300,000.00 payable not later than eighteen months after291
closing, and $300,000.00 payable not later than twenty-four months292
after closing.293

       (C) The Nordonia Hills City School District shall pay the294
costs of the conveyance of the real estate described in division295
(A) of Section 2 of this act.296

       (D) Upon the receipt of the initial cash payment in297
accordance with division (B) of Section 2 of this act, the Auditor298
of State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall299
prepare the deed to the real estate described in division (A) of300
Section 2 of this act. The deed shall state the consideration. The301
deed shall be executed by the Governor in the name of the state,302
countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with the Great303
Seal of the State, presented in the Office of the Auditor of State304
for recording, and delivered to the grantee. The grantee shall305
present the deed for recording in the Office of the Summit County306
Recorder.307

       (E) There shall be reserved to the State of Ohio for the308
amount of unpaid consideration described in division (B) of 309
Section 2 of this act a vendor's lien in and to both parcels of 310
real estate being conveyed by, and described in division (A) of, 311
Section 2 of this act.312

       Section 3.  This act shall expire one year after its313
effective date.314