RES NO 01-03-2015 CITY OF VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. 3 -2015
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 ALLEY IN THE GRANDVIEW ADDITION
INSIDE THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, CRAWFORD COUNTY,
ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, Charles Raef and Glenda Schaefer have petitioned the City Council of Van Buren,
Arkansas,to vacate and abandon the public alley along certain lots within Grandview
Addition more particularly described as follows:
Description of Existing 20.00 Foot Alley
All that portion of a 20.00 foot alley lying between Lots 1, 2, 3, and the North
12.50 feet of Lot 4 and Lots 12, 13, 14, and the North 12.50 feet of Lot 11, Block
2, Grandview Addition to the City of Van Buren,Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, all of the property owners and adjacent property owners being affected by this alley
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 alleyways 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 February 23, 2015, at 7:00 P.M. in the Van Buren City
Council Room, 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 alley 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the City of Van Buren,Arka sas, b its City Council,did pass,
approve, and adopt,by a vote of (Qfor and 0 against,the foregoing R;solution at its reg ar meeting
held on the 26th day of January 2015.
Robert D. Freem. •
Mayor
ATTESTED: APP' ! I • S t FORM:
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Barbie Curtis andice A. Settle
City Clerk/Treasurer City Attorney
PETITION TO VACATE
PETITION TO VACATE AN ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN LOTS 1, 2, 3 & THE
NORTH 12.50 FEET OF LOT 4 AND LOTS 12, 13, 14 AND THE NORTH 12.50
FEET OF LOT 11, BLOCK 2, GRANDVIEW ADDITION; CITY OF VAN B€JREN,
CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS.
TO: Van Buren City Council
We, the undersigned, being all of the owners of the real estate abutting
the alley herein sought to be abandoned and vacated-, lying between Lots 1, 2,
3 & the North 12.50 feet of Lot 4 and Lots 12, 13, 14 and the North 12.50 feet of
Lot 11, Block 2, Grandview Addition to the City of Van Buren, Crawford County,
Arkansas, a municipal corporation, petition to vacate an alley which is
described as follows:
All that portion of a 20.00 foot alley lying between Lots 1, 2, 3 and the North
12.50 feet of Lot 4 and Lots 12, 13 and 14 and the North 12.50 feet of
L of 11, Block 2, Grandview Addition to the city of Van Buren, Arkansas
The abutting real estate affected by the abandonment of the above
described alley and the public irterest.and welfare would not be adversely
affected by the abandonment of the above described alley. The alley has not
been used by the public for a period of at least five years.
WHEREAS, the undersigned petitioners respectfully request that the
governing body of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, abandon and vacate the
above-described real estate, subject to the existing public utility easement,
water line easements, sewer easements, or drainage easements as required,
and that title to said real estate sought to be abandoned be vested in the
abutting owners as provided by law.
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Glenda Dawn Schaefer
Dated this 2-2—day of 4940"1,12014 •
-..ha ries E. Reef Jr.
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