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SUBJECT: / Route:Section:
County:
Project:
Job No.:
Parcel:
Dear :
The Illinois Department of Transportation, Office of Program Developmentproposes to constructwidenresurface Route which is marked IllinoisU.S. Route fromto. This construction requires the acquisition of parcel consisting of acressquare feetof landland and easements, which we find in the public records as owned by youyour company.
, who is employed as a realty specialist by the Office of Program Development will contact you in the near future. HeShewill furnish you with a copy of the indicating the legal descriptiondescriptions of the parcelparcelsrequired, as well as two pamphlets entitled “Highway Improvements and Property Rights” and “A Landowner’s Guide to Land Acquisition by the State and Eminent Domain.” You will also be provided with a letter which outlines information in detail on the Relocation Assistance and Payments Program of the Division of Highways.
The Division of Highways engages qualified appraisers to appraise the property to be acquired. The appraisal indicates the fair market value and the damage, if any, to the remaining property. The Division of Highways will offer you the full amount of the approved appraised value of your property. will provide you with a copy of the Tenant-Owned Improvement Basis for Computing Approved Compensation and Offer to Purchase.
will explain the highway improvement, the type of construction, the specific effect on your property, and will attempt to answer any question you may have concerning this transaction.
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is also designated by this department to respond to any questions about the authority and procedure of the Illinois Department of Transportation in acquiring property by condemnation and about property owner’s general rights under our procedures. However, heshe may not provide specific legal advice or specific legal referrals. can be reached by phone at () or at the address above.
Very truly yours,
Regional Engineer
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