To:
    the Illinois Pollution Control Board
    (IPEA No. 95-05-AC)
    Date:
    May 26, 2005
    From:
    Charles Bellemey
    Kathy
    Artman
    111 Patton St., N. Pekin, IL 61554
    Re: property
    in
    rural Champaign, IL
    To whom
    it may concern:
    RECEIVED
    CLERK~S
    OPPICE
    MAY
    31
    2005
    STATE OF
    ILLNOI$
    Pollution Control Board
    I, Charles Bellemey, owner of the property
    in rural Champaign,
    IL, and with the I.D.# 25-1 5-31-
    400-007, is
    sold on a contract for deed dated January
    8, 2002.
    I’m sending a copy
    of
    tile
    contract for your review. According to the contract, the contract buyers
    are responsible for all
    liens and violations.
    I feel that
    it’s they’re responsibly to maintain this
    property.
    Sincerely,
    &
    C~LL
    Charles Bel lemey

    CONT~CT FOR
    SALE OF REAL
    ESTATE
    THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into
    this
    _______
    day of__________
    .
    00~
    by
    and
    between CHARLES
    BELLEMY, hereinafter referred
    to as ~Sel1er”.~~’nd
    PIRTLE
    DOCHER.
    iNC.. an illinois corporation, hereinafter referred to as “Purchaser’.
    WITNESSETH that:
    WHEREAS, Seller is the owner of the tract ofreal estate described as:
    All that land as bounded on
    the South by the
    South
    line ofsaid
    Section 31, and bounded
    on
    the
    West. North and East by the centerline of drainage ditches;
    the Southeast corner ofthe tract
    ~
    beginning 379.15
    feet West of the Southeast corner of said
    Section
    31
    and the Southwest corner
    ofthe tract being
    117.40 feet West ofthe Southeast corner of said Section
    31. and containing
    2.74 acres, more or less.
    together with a strip
    along the
    South line of said tract which is used for
    public road purposes; all
    of the above described premises being situated in the Southeast Quarter
    of Section
    3 1. Township
    20
    North,. Range 9
    East of the
    Third Principal
    Meridian, in Champaign
    County,
    State of Illinois.
    PIN 25-15-3 1-400-007: and
    WHEREAS. the Purchasers desire to purchase such real estate. and
    WHEREAS. the parties have agreed upon the terms and cqnditions relating to the
    sale
    and purchase ofsuch real estate and
    now wish to
    reflect their agreement in writing merging
    therein
    all
    prior negotiations with respect thereto.
    NOW, THEREFORE. it is agreed between the parties as fol1o~vs:
    I.
    Covenant of Sale.
    Seller does hereby agree to
    sell and convey to Purchasers the above
    described real estate
    in fee
    simple absolute, such conveyance to be affected
    by an executed
    Warranty Deed to
    be delivered to the Purchasers upon their performance
    in fl~llof the terms,
    conditions and covenants herein contained to
    be performed by them.
    2.
    Covenant to Purchase.
    Purchasers do jointly and
    severally agree and covenant to
    purchase such real estate on
    the terms herein contained, and to pay for the
    same in
    the manner
    and at the times herein stated.
    3.
    Purchase Price.
    The gross
    purchase price of such real estate
    is the sum of Seven
    Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
    (S7.500.00), which
    amount shall
    be paid
    in bankable funds at
    the time
    nj-id
    in the manner next below set forth:
    a.
    Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars
    ($750.00) cash
    in hand upon execution ofthis agreement.
    the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged. said n~onies
    to be released to
    the
    Seller upon execution ofthis
    agreeinent;

    b.
    The balance ofsaid purchase price, Six Thousand
    Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars
    ($6,750.00) shall be paid in
    monthly installments of
    One
    Hundred
    Dollars ($100.00) amortized
    over a eight
    year period, with the first payment being due
    ot’i February
    1,
    2002.
    and each
    successive payment shall thereafter become due on the fIfteenth day ofeach
    month
    following.
    Simple interest at the
    rate of
    Nine
    (9)
    percent per annum on
    the unpaid balance
    of
    this
    contract
    shall accrue
    from and after January
    8, 2002, and
    interest as thus accrued shall be first deducted
    from each installment and the balance, only, shall be credited
    to principal.
    Purchasers have the
    right ofprepayment
    at
    any
    time without
    penalty.
    Payments ofprincipal and interest~
    shall be
    made by the Purchasers to Seller at
    13524
    Third Street, Pekin, IL 61554-8679.
    Purchasers may
    deduct $10.75 from
    the last payment on the contract to cover the cost ofthe revenue stamps.
    An
    amortization schedule has been attached and marked Exhibit “A”.
    A copy
    of this
    payment
    schedule has
    been given to
    both parties.
    Also enclosed
    is the copy of the
    settlement sheet
    reflecting the payment of costs at the closing on January
    8, 2002.
    This sheet is niarked Exhibit
    “B” and made a part ofthis
    contract.
    4.
    Deed of Conve~ance.Seller, upon execution of this agreement. shall also execute a
    Warranty Deed ofconveyance, sufficient
    in
    form to convey
    the above
    described premises to the
    Purchasers which such deed shall be made subject to the lien ofcurrent taxes, all easements and
    restrictions of record.
    all apparent easements and the building and zoning ordii~ancesofthe City
    of Champaign. Illinois.~
    5.
    Possession.
    Possession ofthe premises shall be
    delivered to the Purchasers
    concurrently with the closing of this
    transaction.
    All
    keys shall be delivered
    to Purchasers at the
    closing.
    6.
    Closing-
    The closing of this transaction shall be held on or before January 8, 2002,
    at
    the
    502
    W.
    Clark
    Street, Champaign, IL, or at such other place and time as the
    parties may
    agree.
    7.
    Taxes and Special
    Assessments.
    Real estate taxes for all prior years shall be paid by
    Seller.
    Real estate
    taxes for 2001, payable in 2002, shall be
    paid by Buyer.
    All subsequent taxes
    shall be paid by Purchasers.
    8.
    Escrow Agent.
    Banklllinois,
    100 W. University, Champaian, Illinois.
    is, by
    agreement
    of the parties, designated as escrow agent hereunder.
    The escrow agent shall receive the original
    ofthis
    contract
    and Warranty Deed of conveyance and
    shall hold the
    same pending the
    consummation ofthis
    contract.
    The Warranty Deed shall
    be delivered to the Purchasers upon
    their satisfying in full the unpaid balance ofthis contract in the mariner above provided.
    The escrow agent, upon receiving an
    affidavit from Seller stating that
    this contract
    has
    been terminated
    in accordance with paragraph
    18 of this agreement, shall be
    entitled to rely upon
    such affidavit and shall redeIiv~r
    the executed Warranty Deed to
    Seller.

    9.
    Evidence ofTitle..
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    Seller shall furnish to
    Purchaser, within a reasonable time,
    a title commitment for a
    special title policy,
    Type A. showing title in the intended Seller, subject only to:
    (a)
    The general exceptions
    common to
    property in Champaign
    County,
    IL;
    (b)
    General taxes for the year 2001, due and
    payable in 2002
    and subsequent years;
    (c)
    Easements and restrictions apparent or ofrecord;
    (d)
    Special assessments or taxes;
    Title Exceptions:
    Ifthe title commitment discloses
    exceptions relating to title other
    than those referred to
    above, Seller shall have thirty (30) days from the date thereofto have those
    exceptions removed from the commitment.
    If Seller fails to have
    those exceptions removed
    within that time,
    Purchaser may terminate this contract or may elect, upon notice to Seller within
    ten (10) days after the expiration ofthe thirty (30) day period, to
    take title as it then is with the
    right to
    deduct from the purchase price, liens and encumbrances ofa definite or ascertainable
    an~ount.IfPurchaser does not
    so elect, this contract shall
    become null and
    void without further
    notice ofthe parties, and all
    moneys heretofo~epaid by Purchaser shall
    be refunded to him.
    If
    title evidence isbv abstract, Purchaser shall within ten (10) days after the receipt ofabstract
    indicate any exceptions to a merchantable abstract, and
    Seller shall have thirty (30) days
    thereafter in which to make abstract merchantable,
    or Seller, at his option.
    may provide a title
    policy. Type A.
    insuring over said
    objections.
    10.
    Condition of Premises.
    Purchasers acknowledge that they have
    inspected the real
    estate and are acquainted with the condition thereof, and accept the same in “as is” condition.
    11.
    RESPA.
    Seller and Purchasers hereby
    agree to
    make all disclosures and
    to sign
    all
    documents necessary to allow
    full compliance with the provisions ofthe Real Estate Settlement
    Procedures Act of 1974,
    as. amended.
    12.
    Default.
    In the event ofPurchasers’
    failure to make any of the payments or perform
    any of the covenants or agreements hereinabove provided for within ten (10) days after such
    payment
    be due
    or after the time such act should have been performed;
    and in the further event
    that such failure continues for a period often (10) days after written notice of an act ofdefault is
    mailed to
    Purchaser,
    Seller may declare the full amount paid hereunder, whether otherwise due
    and payable or not, immediately due and
    payable by mailing written notice of such election to the
    Purchasers at their address below shown.
    In the event the Purchasers fail to
    make full and
    complete payment of such unpaid balance within a period of thirty (30) days after the date ofthe
    mailing ofsuch notice, the Seller shall have the option to declare this
    agreement at
    an end and the
    rights and, interest of Purchasers forfeited,
    in
    which event all sums paid by the Purchasers shall be
    retained by Seller as liquidated damages for the breach ofthis
    agreement.
    Alternatively, the
    Seller shall have the right to bring~uitfor the Specific Performance
    bf
    this agreement and
    reserves the right to request the granting of such remedy together with such other equitable or
    legal remedies as may be available
    to him in
    a court ofcompetentjurisdiction.
    The foregoing

    remedies
    in the event of a default are not intended to
    be exclusive and the Seller shall be entitled
    to
    all remedies otherwise provided
    by law.
    In the event Seller elects
    to
    give notice as set forth above and
    a forfeiture ofthis contract
    occurs
    by virtue of the Purchasers’ failure to pay the full amount ofthis
    agreement within the
    time stated, then the escrow agent, upon presentation of an
    affidavit of Seller or his agent or
    assigns of the existence and happening of a forfeiture as herein provided
    for, shall cancel or
    destroy the deed provided for and deliver this original signed contract,
    canceled, to the Seller.
    13.
    Notice.
    Whenever written notice is required to
    be given under the terms of this
    agreement, the following addresses shall be
    used for giving such notice and the same shall be
    mailed
    in registered form,
    return receipt requested:
    Seller:
    Charles Bellemy,
    13524 Third Street, Pekin.
    IL
    6 1554-8679
    Purchaser:
    Pirtle
    Docher, Inc.,
    1205
    Carver Drive, Champaign, IL
    61820
    In the event either party hereto changes mailing addresses during the pendency ofthis agreement,
    written notice
    shall be
    given to the other party and the escrow agent reflecting such new mailing
    address and the new address shall be used by the other party if notice is required t~obe given
    hereunder.
    14.
    Time of the Essence.
    The time
    for performance of the obligations ofthe parties
    is of
    the essence of this contract.
    15.
    Effect ofWaiver of Default.
    No waiver by Seller of any breach by Purchasers or
    any
    extension of
    the due
    date of any payment hereunder, or the
    acceptance by
    Seller ofthe payment
    after its due
    date shall in
    any manner operate as a waiver ofany breach or failure ofPurchasers
    thereafter occurring; and the
    same shall not
    affect the right of Seller to accelerate the balance of
    the purchase price or declare a forfeiture hereunder or pursue an~
    other remedy afforded to him
    by
    the terms of this contract or at law by reason of any
    subsequent act or omission of Purchasers.
    16.
    Entirety and Extension ofLiabilities.
    This Agreement contains all the tern-is and
    conditions relating to
    the sale of such real estate
    and no oral representations, covenants or
    agreements exist between the parties other than those herein stated, and the obligations hereof are
    expressly made binding upon the heirs at law, estate
    representatives, devisees and legatees ofall
    parties hereto.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement on the day and year
    first
    above written.
    SELLER:
    PURCHASERS:
    PIRTLE DOCHER,
    fNC., an
    Illinois corp..
    C(~4~~1
    ~
    By
    ~i
    Charles Bellemy
    President
    Attest
    ~
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    ~/
    Secretary
    Prepared by:
    Philip A. Summers
    AttorneY at Law
    502
    W.
    Clark Street
    Champaign.
    IL
    61820
    Telephone: 352-7629

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