SNOW HILL– County officials will not sign a quitclaim deed requested by property owners interested in selling their waterfront land to US Wind.
The Worcester County Commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday not to sign a quitclaim deed requested by US Wind related to lots on the commercial harbor the wind company has an option to purchase. Commissioner Ted Elder said he didn’t want to grant the deed when the county appeared to have no interest in the property.
“We don’t grant quitclaims to anyone that we don’t have a claim on the property to start with,” he said.
County attorney Roscoe Leslie told the commissioners Tuesday the county had received a request from James and April Reese for a quitclaim deed related to property the couple owned at the southeast corner of the West Ocean City Commercial Harbor. Leslie said US Wind had requested the quitclaim deed as part of a contract to purchase the Reese parcel. A quitclaim deed conveys any rights a party might have in a property to the grantee.
“The owner is trying to sell the property and the potential buyer has requested this to make sure they have an absolutely clear title to the property,” Leslie said.
Common sense decision. Finally. Im sure that wont last for long.
Heres a quick need decision. DREDGE the damn channel and continue to do so regardless of mom nature. Need that thoroughfare open ALL the time.
Not patchwork contracts that cost more longterm.
It will take more than ted elder to stop the windmill construction off the coast of Ocean City Maryland. You can count on that !