ORD NO 09-1986 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. -1986
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING ALL THAT PORTION OF NORTH 10TH STREET PLATTED
IN DRENNEN ADDITION BETWEEN BLOCKS 6 AND 7 FROM MAIN STREET NORTH TO THE BURLINGTON
NORTHERN RAILROAD RIGHT -OF -WAY, IN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, A Petition was duly filed with the City Council of the City
of Van Buren, Arkansas, the 21st day of July, 1986, asking
the City Council to vacate and abandon all that portion of
North 10th Street platted in Drennen Addition between Blocks
6 and 7 from Main Street North to the Burlington- Northern
Railroad right -of -way, in the City of Van Buren, Arkansas;
and
WHEREAS, The City Council did on the 21st day of July, 1986, pass a
Resolution setting the date of the Hearing on the Petition
and ordering the City Clerk to give notice of such Hearing
as required by Arkansas Statutes; and
WHEREAS, After due notice as required by law, the Council has at the
time and place, made notice, heard all persons desiring to
be heard on the question and has ascertained that that por-
tion of the street hereinabove designated has heretofore been
dedicated to the public use as a street and that the same has
not been actually used by the public generally for a period
of more than ten years preceeding this date; that a majority
of the owners of the property abutting such street to be
vacated have filed with the Council or has expressed their
consent to such abandonment and the public interest and wel-
fare are not adversely affected by the abandonment of such
street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: That the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, hereby
releases, vacates and abandons all its rights, together with
the rights of the public generally, in and to that portion of
North 10th Street as platted in Drennen Addition between Blocks
6 and 7, from Main Street North to the Burlington- Northern
Railroad right -of -way, in the City of Van Buren, Arkansas.
That part of North 10th Street bounded on the West by
Lot 21 of Block 6 of Drennen Addition to the City of
Van Buren, Arkansas, on the East by Lots 16,17,18,19,
and 20 of Block 7 of Drennen Addition to the City of
Van Buren, and by an unnamed street or alley bounded
on the North by Lot 17, and on the South by Lots 16,
15,14,13,12,11,10, and the West two thirds of Lot 9,
all in Block 7 of Drennen Addition to the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas.
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SECTION 2: A copy of this Ordinance duly certified by the
City Clerk shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of
the County and recorded in the deed records of Crawford
County, Arkansas.
SECTION 3: That the immediate passage of this act is nec-
essary for the maintenance and control of traffic along
streets within Van Buren, Arkansas, and therefore, an
emergency is declared to exist and this act being necessary
for the preservation of public peace, health, welfare, and
safety and shall take effect and be in full force from and
after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 18th DAY OF August 19 86
r/
MAYOR
ATTESTED:
11Y CLERK TREASURER