Right-Of-Way Agent
CurrentPerform professional work responsible for negotiating and acquisition of land, rights-of-way, and easements for a variety of projects for the City of Gastonia. Essential functions and duties include:• Meets with affected property owners to negotiate just compensation and due process in the acquisition.• Participates in the closing of land and right-of-way purchases by obtaining signatures on required legal documents.• Arranges for appraisals to be made on property to be acquired and makes recommendations as to compensation to be offered for property.• Evaluates and determines field survey information as related to easement/right-of-way acquisition.• Reviews planned projects and discusses right-of-way acquisition strategies with the City Engineer.• When negotiations are unsuccessful, provides attorneys and appraisers for the City with pertinent background information.