ORD NO 11-1968 ORDINANCE NO. 11 -1968
AN ORDINANCE VACATING CERTAIN EASEP4ENT5 IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK
OF 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 14th day of October,
1968.,.asking the City Council to vacate and abandon all that
portion of the street right of way and easement identified as
Easement 29 -IR -D and to vacate and abandon all portion of
a railroad easement, identified as Easement 29- IRR -A, both said
easements being designated en the plat of the Crawford County,
Industrial Park now appearing of record in Plat Book 2, Page 18,
in the office of the Recorder of Crawford County, And
WHEREAS, after due notices as required by law, the Council
has, at the time and place mentioned in the notice, heard all
persons desiring to be heard un the question and. has ascertained
that.the street hercinbeforo described and the railroad easement
hereinbefure described, has heretofore been dedicated to public
use 'as a street and as a railroad easement; that said street and
railroad have not sctuallyboen used by the public generally at
any time and have never been opened to the public and have not
been`Upened to public or used by the public for a period of
at least five years; that all the owners of the property abutting
upon the portion of the street to be vacated and upon the rail-
road easement to be vacated have filed with the Council thier
written consent to such abandonments; and that the public inter-
est and welfare will not be adversely affected by the abandon-
ment'!.of such street and the abandonment of such railroad easement.
WHERERS, the Council has further found that the location of
said street right of way and railroad right of way conflict
directly with the proposed location of an industrial plant that is
to be constructed by the City of Van Buren and leased to an in-
dustry in conformity with a public election recently held, and
that it therefore is in the public interest and welfare that said
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street right of way and railroad right of way be vacated.
NOVJ, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDANED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANS AS:
SECTION I
.The City of Van Buren, Arkansas, hereby releases, vscates
and abandons all its rights, together with the rights of the
public`gene.rally, in and to the street designated as follows:
The street right of way identified as 29 -1R -D un
the plat of the Crawford Cuunty Industrial Park
•recorded at Plat Book 2, Page 18, of the records
of the RucLrder of Crawford County, Arkansas.
SECTION II
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 railroad right of way designated
e,s' follows
The railroad right of way identifed as 29 -1RR -A on
the plat of the Crawford County I Park
recorded at Plat Book 2, Page 18, of the records of
the Recorder of Crawford Cuunty, Arkansas.
SECTION III
N copy cf. Ordinance duly certified by the City Clerk
shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of thu County and
recorded in the deed records of thu County.
SECTION IV
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force frcm and
after:Its passage
"tiDnSSED AND hPPRUVED THIS 4th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1968.
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Allen R.'Toothekor (s)
Mayor
Attest:
:-GJd L Crofton (s)
.City Clerk