ORD NO 14-1986 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 71 -1986
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING THAT PART OF AN UNNAMED
STREET LYING BETWEEN BLOCK 7 AND BLOCK 8, MOUNT VISTA ADDITION
TO 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, on the 21st day of Septem-
ber, 1986, asking the City Council to vacate and abandon that
part of an unnamed street lying between Block 7 and Block 8,
Mount Vista Addition to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, and,
WHEREAS, The City Council did on the 22nd day of September,
1986 pass a resolution setting a date for 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 desir-
ing to be heard on the question and has ascertained that the
street hereinabove designated has heretofore been dedicated
to the public use as a public 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 alley to be vacated
have filed with the Council or have expressed their consent
to such abandonment and the public interest and welfare are
not adversely affected by the abandonment of such alleyway.
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 part of an
unnamed street lying between Block 7 and Block 8, Mount Vista
Addition to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas.
SECTION 2: A copy of this ordinance bearing original
signatures and duly certified by the City Clerk shall be filed
in the Records of the Circuit Clerk of Crawford County, Arkansas.
(2)
SECTION 3: That the immediate passage of this act is
necessary 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 )D' day of ecr4e,f 1986.
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CII.Y CLERK
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