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REAL ESTATTEE street. eas Ith3, 8/10/89 5 t 32pm AUe 31 1989 TRANSFER TAX TCOI:NT s EASEMENT AGREEMENT s _X�TW THIS AGREEMENT, made this I ay of August, 1989, by and between DONALD STREET and HELEN STREET of 290 Burns Road, Ithaca, New York, 14850, hereinafter called the "'Grantor", and m the TOWN OF ITHACA, a municipal corporation in the County of Tompkins, State of New York, whose principal office is at 126 East Seneca Street, Ithaca, New York, 14850, hereinafter called "'Grantee"' or "Town"', its successors and assigns, WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Town is desirous of creating, constructing, developing, and maintaining a recreational trail for use by pedestrians, bicyclists, cross -county skiers, and other recreational uses (hereinafter called the "'Trail"); and WHEREAS, Grantor is the owner or has an interest in real property in said Town over which said Trail is intended to be located; and WHEREAS, the Grantor is willing to convey to the Town an easement for the purposes of constructing and maintaining the Trail; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and in consideration of the benefits to accrue f both community wide and to said Grantor as a result of the creation and maintenance of said Trail, and in further consideration of the covenants herein contained and other good and sufficient consideration, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, Grantor does hereby grant and convey to said Town, its successors and assigns forever, a permanent right of way to enter upon, construct, operate, maintain, repair, and replace a recreational trail and appurtenances across or upon the lands of the Grantor in said Town, said easement to be substantially as shown in red on the attached sketch as the same may be further described on Schedule A annexed hereto. Unless otherwise shown on said sketch or unless otherwise stated herein, the final center line of said easement shall be the center line of the trailway as actually established. Said trail may be used by the Town and the general public for recreational and other municipal purposes. Together with a temporary easement during the period of original construction over so much of the owner's property as may be necessary for persons and vehicles while said Trail is being constructed. street.eas Ith3, 8/10/89 5:32pm USER 649 PArE 271 SCHEDULE A DONALD STREET and HELEN STREET ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND shown in red on the annexed sketch and generally described as follows: COMMENCING at a point in the intersection of the south line of the New York State Electric & Gas Corporation property which was the former D L & W Railroad right of way with the west line of the Burns Road right of way; running thence westerly along the southerly line of said New York State Electric & Gas premises a distance of approximately 37.5 feet; running thence ' southerly a distance of approximately 105 feet to the westerly line of the Burns Road right of way; running thence northeasterly along the Burns Road right of way a distance of approximately 100 feet to the point or place of beginning. Being a triangular parcel of land at the intersection of said former railroad property and Burns Road in the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, and being a portion of Town of Ithaca tax parcel 48-1-14.1. 4 Iss 649 FuE 272 u f 1 ''6fEti`C4r+�'�R`:^_'o�:�`t•..y,�a*:.fg„r�.-,S � ....:I k_ ? '" a z,' 1 I i I ICI, I TAX PARCEL # 6-48-1-14.11 I IT.P. 48-1-14.4 Donald & Helen Street Mary G. Mandel IH I � I , 1 I / //., loo•= r r, ��� � .. ...�.. ��� ..• ..ter � .',.. �:.�.iv. wt;'2:'.eni.WJ1Yi4YM1+'A�'a'1a•FfAffi'142th[wlt+huMwi.aw-u!Ms•J:.n Y+{Y.. • street.eas Ith3, 8/10/89 5:32pm UgER 649 ma 273 The grant of the easement by this instrument is subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. It is agreed that the description of the location of the easement may be subject to change at the time of actual laying out and construction of the Trail by the Town. Changes in the course may be made for the purpose of adapting to natural features of the terrain, current uses of the adjoining lands by Grantor or adjacent owners, or pro -existing utility easements. 2. Grantor reserves the underlying fee title to said property covered by said easement, subject to the rights and privileges herein granted to the Town. 3. Whenever any work is done on the Grantor's premises, the Town, at no expenses to the owner of such premises, will remove all debris and will restore the land surrounding the Trail to substantially the same condition it was in before any such work was done. If any damage is caused to the Grantor's property or if such property has not been properly restored by the Town, the Grantor shall give prompt and due .notice in writing to the Town at the Town of Ithaca offices at 126 East Seneca Street, Ithaca, New York, immediately following any such damage or failure to restore the property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing shall prevent the Town from installing a trailway, planting vegetation within the easement area, excavating or modifying the terrain within the easement area, and making modifications and changes to the property over which the Trail itself actually passes without being obliged to restore such property to the prior condition. 4. Grantor reserves the right to change the location of the easement herein granted, subject to the approval of the Town, upon providing a mutually acceptable alternate course for the Trail and constructing the same at Grantor's expense. 4 5. Grantor warrants that Grantor has title to the property over which an easement is being given by this instrument, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever unless specifically set forth in this agreement. 6. If Grantor is a corporation, Grantor represents and warrants that the conveyance provided for in this instrument has been duly authorized by the directors of the Grantor and that this conveyance does not constitute a conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of Grantor. 7. This instrument shall bind the parties hereto, their distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns. us 649 Pia 274 • strest.sas Ith3, 8/10/89 502pm IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrimpt has been duly executed by the Grantor as of the day an ear t ve tt STATE OF NEW YORK )sst COUNTY OF TOMPKINS ). On the !? i = day of August, 1989,' before me;personally appeared DONALD STREET and HELEN STREET, to me known and known to me to be the same persons described in and who executed the within instrument and they dul/ acknowle \ed o �1 that they executed the same. Tompkins County, SS: . j1,� .. Doy,o•. 0f .419A...' 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