RES NO 11-06-2011 CITY OF VAN I3UREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION -NO. 201 -1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS, A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED:
A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR
ABANDONING A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT IN LEGACY
VALLEY, PHASE I, INSIDE THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, CRAWFORD
COUNTY, ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, Clements Homes, Inc. and GGL Development, Inc. have petitioned the City Council of
Van Buren, Arkansas, on behalf of the owners and adjacent owners of Lots 1 through 12
of Legacy Valley Phase 1, to vacate and abandon the public utility easement along said
lots more particularly described as follows:
Description of Existing 15.00 Foot Public Utility Easement
The West 15' of Lots 1 through 10 and the South 15' of Lots 10 through 12 of Legacy
Valley Phase 1, to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, Crawford County, Arkansas, as
recorded December 28, 2010 as Plat 2010 -27, Tess and except the North 15' of the West
15' of said Lot 1 and the South 7.5' of the West 15' of said Lot 9 and the North 7.5' of
the West 15' of Lot 10 and the East 7.5' of the South 15' of said Lot 11 and the West 7.5'
of the South 15' of said Lot 12.
and,
WHEREAS, all of the property owners and adjacent property owners being affected by this public
utility easement abandonment have consented by signed petition; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Van Buren, acting under the authority of A.C.A. 14- 199 -103 and
A.C.A. 14 -301 -302, has the authority to vacate public utility easements or segments
thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: A Public Hearing is set for December 19, 2011, at 7:00 P.M. in the Van Buren City
Council Room, 1003 Broadway, at which time said Petition shall be presented to the City
Council and the Council will determine at that time if such portion of said public utility
easement should be vacated and that all affected property owners and other persons
directly interested have consented to such vacating.
SECTION 2: The City Clerk of Van Buren, Arkansas, is hereby directed to give notice by publication
once a week for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in Crawford
County advising the property owners and others affected, of said date and time the
Council will hear said Petition.
1N- WITNESS W HEREOF,- the.C-ity -of- Van Buren: Arkansas,- byits- Cit)LCouncil: did -pass,
approve, and adopt, by a vote of It for and 0 against, the foregoing Resolution at its regular meeting
held on the 2l"` day ofNovember, 2011.
Ro.ert D. Free 1
Mayor
ATTESTED: APP O ED S 0 FORM:
Bar-hie r'4.-:s 1s.c,p -e �(etj Candice A. Settle
Cn Cl 1: 1 City Attorney