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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcoa.Herron Park.Metes and bounds description HERRON PARK Legal and lawful right of possession of Tract C (see metes and bounds description) was in John L . Herron at the time when he quit claimed to the City of Aspen by his deed of January 6 , 1964 . Judge Carl W. Fulghum, April 10 , 1967 , declared that "tile City of Aspen, a municipal corporation , is the owner in fee simple and in possession of the following descr-bed real estate property and premises situate in the County of Pitkin and the State of Colorado , to wit : Tract C A tract of land located in the South East 1/4 of the South West 1/4 of Section 7 , Township 10 South, Range 84 West of the 6th P. M. and being part of the East Aspen Townsite . Said tract is more fully described as follows : Beginning at a point on a line between Corner No . 26 and Corner No . 27 , Tract 40 , East Aspen Townsite, whence Corner No . 26 bears South 74° 30 ' East 35 . 00 feet ; Thence South 17°19 ' West 28 . 00 feet ; Thence South 43°46 ' East 104 . 30 feet ; Thence South 37°32 ' East 39 . 41 feet ; Thence South 18°44 ' East 85 . 56 feet ; Thence South 62°43 ' East 67. 67 feet ; Thence South 36°35 ' West 296. 29 feet ; Thence South 63°52 ' West 78 . 23 feet ; Thence South 28°05 ' West 148 . 07 feet ; Thence South 49°57 ' West 50 . 26 feet along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River; Thence North 57°26 ' West 121. 09 feet along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ; Thence North 53°39 ' West 55 . 70 feet along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River; Thence North 30°09 ' West 45. 27 feet along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ; Thence North 25°02 ' West 88 . 94 feet along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ; Thence North 41°08 ' East 222 . 50 feet along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ; Thence South 88°40 ' East 177. 00 feet along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ; Thence North 50 019 ' East 48 . 60 feet along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ; Thence North 02 023' East 11 . 76 feet along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ; Herron Park Page 2 Thence North 41 057 ' West 54 . 20 feet along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River ; Thence North 34°20 ' East 99 . 87 feet ; Thence North 43°46 ' Vilest 10 . 00 feet ; Thence North 17°19 ' East 28 . 00 feet to the point of beginning . " By resolution the land was permanently dedicated and set aside for use by the public for park and recreation purposes and entitled Neal Avenue Park on June 19 , 1967 . By resolution it was renamed "John Herron Park" on July 1 , 1968 , in honor of John Herron, in respect and appreciation for his devotion and dedication to the develop- ment and growth of our community.