ORD NO 28-1973ORDINANCE NO. 24 /03
AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE AND VACATE PORTIONS OF LAURA
STREET IN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the City Council
of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, on the /H 41.- day of
W r *yt,,,,,� r 1973, asking the City Council to vacate
and abandon the platted North one -half of Laura Street from Gorman
Street to Phelps Street and all of Laura Street from the East
side of Phelps Street over to Mountain View Addition designated
on the plat of the Hynes Addition to the said City, now appearing
of record in Plat Book
page in the
office of the recorder of Crawford County, beginning at page
and ending at page
WHEREAS, after due notices as required by law, the City
Council has, at the time and place mentioned in the notices,
heard all persons desiring to be heard on the question and has
ascertained that the street and portions thereof, hereinbefore
described, have heretofore been dedicated to the public use
as a street herein described; has not been actually used by the
public generally for a period of at least five years subsequent
to the filing of the plat; that all the owners abutting on the
property to be vacated have joined in the petition for the
vacation of said street and portion thereof, and that public
interest and welfare will not be adversly affected by the
abandonment of such street and portions thereof.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: 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 the street and portions thereof
designated as follows:
1973.
ATTEST:
2
North one -half of Laura Street from Gorman
Street to Phelps Street and all of Laura Street
from the East side of Phelps Street over to Mountain
View Addition to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas
SECTION 2: A copy of the 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
the county.
SECTION a: This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the f O A day of pce+^
CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
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MAYOR