PRINTER'S NO. 4126
No. 2836 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, GEIST, FEESE, CHADWICK, GODSHALL, DEMPSEY,
CLYMER AND HESS, OCTOBER 12, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 12, 2000
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
2 approval of the Governor and the Department of
3 Transportation, to convey to the Grand Canyon Airport
4 Authority certain lands situate in Shippen and Delmar
5 Townships, Tioga County.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The Department of General Services, with the
9 approval of the Governor and the Department of Transportation,
10 is authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth to convey to the
11 Grand Canyon Airport Authority for the sum of $1 all property
12 used in the operation of the Grand Canyon Airport and the land
13 described in section 2.
14 Section 2. The land to be conveyed under authority of
15 section 1 is as follows:
16 (1) All of that certain piece, parcel, lot, or tract of land
17 situate in the Townships of Delmar and Shippen, bounded and
18 described as follows, to wit:
19 Beginning at a point (stake) in what is known as the Stagaman
1 Road, where the same is intersected by the east line of land now
2 or formerly of Bernard and Thelma Mengee, husband and wife, and
3 the west line of the land herein conveyed; thence by the same
4 line of land now or formerly of Bernard and Thelma Mengee north
5 7 degrees 30 minutes west 620 feet, more or less, to a stake,
6 the northwest corner of the land herein conveyed and the
7 southwest corner of lands now or formerly of Walter Spencer;
8 thence north 83 degrees 0 minutes east 1608 feet, more or less,
9 to a pin on line between Shippen and Delmar Townships, the same
10 being beginning of lands now or formerly known as the Wayne
11 Knowlton lands; thence north 75 degrees 54 minutes east 1208.65
12 feet, more or less, to a point on the western right-of-way line
13 of what is known as the Dexter or Austin Road (State Highway
14 Route S8017, TR468); thence south 32 degrees 25 minutes east 861
15 feet, more or less, along the westerly right-of-way line of said
16 road to a point where said westerly right-of-way line intersects
17 the northerly right-of-way line of the Stagaman Road; thence
18 east along the northerly right-of-way line of the Stagaman Road
19 south 82 degrees 30 minutes west 953.5 feet, more or less, to a
20 pin; thence along the same south 83 degrees 0 minutes west
21 2,218.0 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
22 containing 49.25 acres, more or less, and being the same land
23 described as two tracts or parcels in the deed dated April 20,
24 1948, from Dominick Valentine and Esther Valentine, husband and
25 wife, to Evert I. Gillett and Edna Gillett, husband and wife,
26 and Hazel L. Gillet, the named grantors herein, as recorded
27 April 21, 1948, in Tioga County Deed Book, Volume 245, at page
28 588.
29 (2) All that certain piece, tract, parcel, or lot of land
30 situate in the Township of Delmar, County of Tioga and
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1 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows,
2 to wit:
3 Beginning at the corner (iron pin), the northwest corner
4 hereof between the line of land of Theodore Darling and Evert
5 Gillett; thence by what is known as the Stagaman Road north 82
6 degrees 30 minutes east 720 feet, more or less, to a corner
7 (stake) to what is now or was formerly known as the Campbell
8 Hangar Lot; thence south 18 degrees 0 minutes east 114 feet,
9 more or less, to a pin; thence south 7 degrees 0 minutes east
10 112 feet, more or less, to an iron pin; thence by line of land
11 now or formerly of Theodore Darling south 83 degrees west 673.6
12 feet, more or less, to an iron pin; thence north 20 degrees 45
13 minutes west 255 feet, more or less, to the point or place of
14 beginning and containing 4 acres, more or less.
15 And being the same land conveyed to Evert Gillett, a named
16 grantor herein, by deed of Walter B. Campbell and Elizabeth R.
17 Campbell, husband and wife, dated December 30, 1949, and
18 recorded February 28, 1950, in Tioga County Deed Book, Volume
19 256, at page 153, and from Lyle W. Bockus, in Deed Book No. 253
20 page 164.
21 Both of the above tracts of land numbered (1) and (2), as
22 above recited and described, were made the subject of a survey
23 by Joseph H. Knisely on May 5, 1953.
24 (3) All that certain portion of an original tract, piece, or
25 parcel of land situate in the Township of Shippen, County of
26 Tioga and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
27 follows, to wit:
28 Beginning at an iron pin on the center line of proposed or
29 existing airport runway on the property line between land now or
30 formerly of Evert Gillett and Bernard and Thelma Mengee (station
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1 40 plus 00); thence north 6 degrees 30 minutes east 192.744 feet
2 to an iron pin; thence south 85 degrees 30 minutes west 565 feet
3 to an iron pipe, said iron pipe marking the northwest corner of
4 the land herein conveyed; thence south 10 degrees 30 minutes
5 west 192.744 feet to an iron pipe; thence south 4 degrees 30
6 minutes west 192.744 feet to an iron pipe marking the southwest
7 corner of the land herein conveyed; thence north 85 degrees 30
8 minutes east 565 feet to an iron pin marking the southeast
9 corner of the land herein conveyed; thence north 6 degrees 30
10 minutes east 192.744 feet to an iron pin marking the center line
11 of the land herein conveyed; thence north 6 degrees 30 minutes
12 east 192.744 feet to an iron pin marking the place of beginning
13 and also marking the northeast corner of the land herein
14 conveyed.
15 The above land is a part of the same area conveyed to Thelma
16 Mengee, a party grantor herein, by deed of Arthur Hackett and
17 Ina Hackett, his wife, dated March 12, 1945, and recorded July
18 10, 1945, in Tioga County Deed Book, Volume 238, at page 476, as
19 well as being the same land which was made the subject of a
20 survey on May 5, 1953, by Joseph H. Knisley.
21 (4) All that lot of land situate in Shippen Township, Tioga
22 County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
23 Beginning at an iron pin located at the southeast corner of
24 the lot of land conveyed by Growth Resources of Wellsboro
25 Foundation, Inc., to Parvin Stryker by deed of even date and
26 being the northwest corner of the lot herein described:
27 Thence along remaining lands of Parvin Stryker, south 83
28 degrees 58' and 52" East a distance of 584.29 feet to an iron
29 pin located in the line of lands now or formerly of Donald
30 Johnson the northeast corner of the lot herein described;
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1 Thence along lands of Donald Johnson, South 05 degrees 53'
2 11" West a distance of 299.69 feet to a found Penndot monument
3 the Southeast corner of the lot herein described.
4 Thence along lands now of the Grand Canyon State Airport,
5 North 85 degrees, 24' 10" West a distance of 590.64 feet to an
6 iron pin located in the eastern line of lands of Growth
7 Resources of Wellsboro Foundation, Inc., the southwest corner of
8 the lot herein described.
9 Thence along lands of Growth Resources of Wellsboro
10 Foundation, Inc. North 07 degrees 01' and 00" East a distance of
11 314.39 feet to an iron pin, the point and place of beginning.
12 Containing 4.14 acres, more or less, and designated as Lot 2
13 on survey number A 74-93-418, dated December 17, 1993, prepared
14 by Boyer Kantz, P.L.S. A copy of said survey was to be filed in
15 the Registers Office in the year of 1994.
16 Being a part of the same lands conveyed by John F.
17 Worthington and Martha C. Worthington, his wife, to Parvin R.
18 Stryker, Jr. and Elizabeth A. Stryker, his wife, by deed dated
19 October 17, 1977, and recorded October 18, 1977, in Tioga county
20 Deed Book 380 at page 168.
21 (5) All that lot of land situate in Shippen Township, County
22 of Tioga, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, granted and conveyed
23 by Growth Resources Of Wellsboro, Inc., hereinafter, whether
24 singular or plural, called the GRANTOR, to the Commonwealth of
25 Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation by deed dated June 8,
26 1994, recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office, Deed Book 623 at
27 page 124, of Tioga County.
28 Being all or a portion of the same property conveyed or
29 devised to the GRANTOR by DEED of Martha F. Kelly, dated
30 11/21/91 and recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office of Tioga
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1 County, Deed Book 552, page 381, together with all improvements,
2 hereditaments and appurtenances thereto.
3 (6) All that lot of land situate in Shippen Township, County
4 of Tioga, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, granted and conveyed
5 by Donald V. & Carol L. Johnson, hereinafter, whether singular
6 or plural, called the GRANTOR, to the Commonwealth of
7 Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation by deed dated May 27,
8 1994, recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office, Deed Book 622,
9 page 13, of Tioga County.
10 Being all or a portion of the same property conveyed or
11 devised to the GRANTOR by Deed of Enoch & Wyma Johnson, dated
12 6/26/59, and recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office of Tioga
13 County, Deed Book 298, page 361, together with all improvements,
14 hereditaments and appurtenances thereto.
15 (7) All that lot or parcel of land situate in Delmar
16 Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, granted and conveyed by
17 Richard C. and Ada Johnston, hereinafter, whether singular or
18 plural, called the GRANTOR, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
19 Department of Transportation by deed dated June 30, 1994,
20 recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office, Deed Book 622, page 5,
21 of Tioga County.
22 Being all or a portion of the same property conveyed or
23 devised to the grantor by DEED of Lyle W. Bockus, dated 6/2/80
24 recorded in Deed Book 399, page 166 of Tioga County, together
25 with all improvements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto.
26 (8) All that certain lot of land situate in Shippen Township,
27 County of Tioga, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, granted and
28 conveyed by Stanley F. & Marjorie A. Shabloski, hereinafter,
29 whether singular or plural, called the GRANTOR, to the
30 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation by
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1 deed dated June 28, 1994, and recorded in the Recorder of Deeds
2 Office, Deed Book 622, page 21, of Tioga County.
3 Being all or a portion of the same property conveyed or
4 devised to the GRANTOR by DEED of Doris E. Darl, dated 3/14/83,
5 and recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office of Tioga County,
6 Deed Book 420, page 329, together with all improvements,
7 hereditaments and appurtenances thereto.
8 (9) All that lot or parcel of land situate in Delmar
9 Township, County of Tioga, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
10 granted and conveyed by Mary E. Knowlton, Mary Kay Knowlton and
11 Jack Spaulding, hereinafter, whether singular or plural, called
12 the GRANTOR, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of
13 Transportation by deed dated May 6, 1994, and recorded in the
14 Recorder of Deeds Office, Deed Book 622, page 1 of Tioga County.
15 Being all or a portion of the same property conveyed or
16 devised to the GRANTOR by DEED of Mary E. Knowlton, widow, dated
17 6/1/90 recorded in Deed Book 519, page 362 of Tioga County,
18 together with all improvements, hereditaments and appurtenances
19 thereto.
20 (10) All that lot, piece and parcel of land situate and
21 being in the Township of Shippen, County of Tioga, Pennsylvania,
22 granted and conveyed by John W. and Grace Stagaman and Mary S.
23 Walbridge, NKA Mary Shokey and Josephine Garris, NKA Josephine
24 Zurowski, hereinafter, whether by singular or plural, called the
25 GRANTOR, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of
26 Transportation by deed dated May 25, 1994, and recorded in the
27 Recorder of Deeds Office, Deed Book 622, page 17, in Tioga
28 County.
29 Being all or a portion of the same property conveyed or
30 devised to the GRANTOR by DEED of James Walbridge dated 8/31/73
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1 recorded in Deed Book 378, page 754, together with all
2 improvements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto.
3 (11) All that lot of land situate in the Township of
4 Shippen, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, granted and conveyed by
5 Donald V. & Carol L. Johnson, hereinafter, whether singular or
6 plural, called the GRANTOR, to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
7 Department of Transportation by deed dated May 27, 1994, and
8 recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office, Deed Book 622, page 9
9 of Tioga County.
10 Being all or a portion of the same property conveyed or
11 devised to the GRANTOR by DEED of Walter B. Kennedy, dated
12 4/5/67, and recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office of Tioga
13 County, Deed Book 327, page 622, together with all improvements,
14 hereditaments and appurtenances thereto.
15 (12) All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate
16 in Shippen Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, bounded and
17 described as follows:
18 Beginning at a point, said point being the Southwest corner
19 of the lands herein described, said point being the point of
20 intersection of an old abandoned road traveling along the
21 western edge of the lot herein described and an old road
22 traveling along the southern boundary line of the land herein
23 described, said point being further designated as being located
24 South 07 degrees 01' 00" West, 2375.15 feet from that point
25 where the western boundary line of other lands of Parvin R.
26 Stryker, Jr., et ux and the eastern boundary line of lands now
27 or formerly of Gary Kelly intersects with the centerline of Pa.
28 T.R. 362; thence from said point of beginning North 07 degrees
29 01 East a distance of 498.37 feet to a point, said point being
30 the Northwest corner hereof and the southern boundary line of a
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1 50 ft. Right-of-Way leading to the centerline of Pa. T.R. 362
2 and also being along the eastern boundary line of lands now or
3 formerly of Gary Kelly; thence along the southern boundary line
4 of the 50 ft. Right-of-Way leading to the centerline of T.R.
5 362, South 85 degrees 20' 27" East a distance of 26.17 feet to
6 an iron rod, said point being the Northwest corner of lands now
7 or formerly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Grand Canyon
8 State Airport; thence along the western boundary line of the
9 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Grand Canyon State Airport South 06
10 degrees 39' 33" West, a distance of 385.49 feet to an iron rod;
11 thence along the southern boundary line of the Commonwealth of
12 Pennsylvania Grand Canyon State Airport, south 85 degrees 20'
13 27" East, a distance of 565 feet to an iron rod, said point
14 being the Northeast corner hereof and being in the western
15 boundary line of lands now or formerly of the Commonwealth of
16 Pennsylvania Grand Canyon State Airport; thence along the
17 western boundary line of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Grand
18 Canyon State Airport, South 6 degrees 39' 33" West a distance of
19 131.25 feet to a point in the old road, said point being the
20 Southeast corner hereof; thence along the old road the following
21 three (3) courses and distances: North 83 degrees 43' 42" West,
22 72.94 feet; North 82 degrees 55' 11" West, 232.71 feet and North
23 84 degrees 01' 50" West, 288.30 feet to the point and place of
24 beginning.
25 Containing 1.891 acres, more or less in accordance with a
26 survey by Bruce Mainus, under the direction of Boyer Kantz,
27 R.S., dated May 31, 1979 and revised November 15, 1979, and
28 approved by the Tioga County Planning commission on February 13,
29 1980. A copy of said survey map being filed in Tioga County Map
30 File No. 6823.
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1 Also granting and conveying unto the Grantees herein, their
2 successors and assigns a Right-of-Way 50 ft. in width leading
3 from Pa. T.R. 362 to the Northwest portion of the lands above
4 described, the centerline of said Right-of-Way being bounded and
5 described as follows:
6 Beginning at a point in the centerline of Pa. T.R. 362, said
7 point being North 08 degrees 01' 52" East, 26.14 feet from that
8 point where the western boundary line of lands of Parvin R.
9 Stryker, Jr. et ux and the eastern boundary line of lands now or
10 formerly of Gary Kelly intersects with the centerline of said
11 road; thence North 07 degrees 01' East a distance of 1386.02
12 feet to a point on the northern boundary of lands above
13 described. Said Right-of-Way to be used for the purposes of
14 ingress, egress and regress for the above described premises to
15 Pa. T.R. 362. Said Right-of-Way to be used in common by the
16 Grantors herein, their successors and assigns and by the
17 Grantees herein, their successors and assigns. Said Right-of-Way
18 being more specifically set forth on the above referred to
19 survey map.
20 Being a portion of the same premises conveyed by John F.
21 Worthington and Martha C. Worthington, his wife, to Parvin
22 R.Stryker, Jr. and Elizabeth A. Stryker, his wife, by deed dated
23 October 17th, 1977, and recorded in Tioga County Deed Book 380
24 at page 168.
25 Section 3. Costs incidental to this conveyance shall be
26 borne by the grantee.
27 Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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