RES NO 10-01-1997 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. /G -I -1997
A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF
NORTH 23RD STREET AND A PORTION OF AN ALLEY LYING BETWEEN LOTS
"Q" AND "R" OF REA'S ADDITION IN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, Dorvan Wiley has petitioned the City Council of Van Buren, Arkansas, to
vacate and abandon all of North 23rd Street which lies between Block "S"
on the West and Lot 12, Block "R" and Lots 13,14,15,16 and 17 of Block
"Q" on the East, all within Rea's Addition to the City of Van Buren,
Arkansas, more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 13LOCK 5, REA'S■.
THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS: THENCE NORTH 00 DEGh,
MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST_ 222.11 FEEL TO THE NORTHEAST C004/ i
BLOCK S OF REA'S ADDITION AND A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWEST\ O
HAVING A RADIUS OF 5901.96 FEU; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 58.70 Ft
ALONG SAID CURVE, THROUGH iA CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00 DEGREES 34
MINUTES 11 SECONDS AND A CHORD 13EARING OF NORTH 42 DEGREES 58
MINUTES 09 SECONDS FAST 58.70 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
BLOCK Q OF SAID REA'S ADDITION; THENCE SOUTI -1 00 DEGREES 00
MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST 265.06 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
BLOCK R OF SAID REA'S ADDITION; "I IENCE WEST, 40.0 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 9741 SQUARE FEET ACCORDING TO SURVEY
BY 1 I0FFMAN- 1'RIEUR ASSOCIATES DATED OCTOBER 9. 1997.
and also to abandon a portion of an alley lying between Lots 9,10, 11 and
12 of Block "R" on the South and Lot 17 of Block "Q" all within Rea's
Addition to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, more particularly described
as follows:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK R OF SAID REA'S
ADDITION; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST, 16.0
FEET TO THE SOUfI-I WEST CORNER OF BLOCK Q OF SAID REA'S ADDITION;
THENCE EAST 100.0 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK Q OF SAID
REA'S ADDITION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 50 SECONDS
WEST, 16.0 FEI1 f TO TI NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 9, BLOCK R OF SAID
REA'S ADDITION: THENCE WI S I' 100.0 FEET' 1'O 'HIE POINT OF BEGINNING,
CONTAINING 1600 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS ACCORDING TO SURVEY
BY IVAN HOFFMAN DATED OC I (BIER 9, 1997
WHEREAS, The Petitioner owns all the property adjoining that portion of the street
above described; and,
WHEREAS, The City Council of Van Buren, Arkansas, acting under the authority of
Arkansas Code Annotated, Section 14-
301 -301, has the authority to abandon streets and alleys;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: That a Public Hearing is set for November 17, 1997, at 7:00 P.M., at which time
said Petition shall be presented to the City Council and the Council will determine
at that time whether such properties should be abandoned as a street and an alley
and that all abutting property owners and other persons directly interested have
consented to such abandonment.
SECTION 2: That the City Clerk of Van Buren, Arkansas is hereby directed to give notice by
publication once a week for two weeks in some newspaper published in Crawford
County advising the property owners affected that on said date and time the
Council will hear said Petition.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1997.
MAYOR
ATTESTED:
CITY CLERKa ASURER