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A RESOLUTION TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ALLEYS LOCATED ON SCHLEY STREET AS REQUESTED BY FLEX PROPERTIES, LLC
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WHEREAS, the property owners have filed a petition with the City Clerk of Jonesboro, Arkansas, requesting that a portion of a street right-of-way described as follows:
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SCHLEY STREET BETWEEN BLOCKS 5 AND 8, THE ALLEY BETWEEN LOT 1 AND LOT 2 OF BLOCK 8, AND THE ALLEY ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF BLOCK 5 AND 8 ALL BEING IN WATTS ADDITION, LYING IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 OF BLOCK 5 OF THE RECORD PLAT OF WATTS ADDITION TO NETTLETON ARKANSAS, AS RECORDED IN DEED RECORD 18, PAGE 621 IN THE RECORDS OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY; THENCE NORTH 89°07'16" EAST 32.41 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF AN EXISTING ALLEY AND THE EAST LINE OF WATTS ADDITION; THENCE SOUTH 00°30'19" WEST 219.24 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF WATTS ADDITION; THENCE SOUTH 89°31'53" WEST 25.77 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 2 OF BLOCK 8 OF WATTS ADDITION; THENCE NORTH 01°13'49" WEST 34.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SCHLEY STREET; THENCE SOUTH 89°34S46" WEST 115.08 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE SOUTH 00°59'59" EAST 34.10 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF AN ALLEY TO THE SOUTH LINE OF WATTS ADDITION; THENCE SOUTH 89°31'53" WEST 10.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01°00'10" WEST 51.53 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01°13'25" WEST 17.50 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SCHLEY STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE NORTH 89°41'51" EAST 45.00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 11 BLOCK 5 OF WATTS ADDITION; THENCE NORTH 89°27'46" EAST 80.01 FEET ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 12 BLOCK 5 AND BEING A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF AN ALLEY; THENCE NORTH 01°13'49" WEST 150.00 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF AN ALLEY TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING PROPER. HAVING AN AREA OF 11,077.6 SQUARE FEET, OR 0.25 ACRES MORE OR LESS. be abandoned; AND
WHEREAS, the petition has been presented to the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, Arkansas Statute Annotated 19-3814 requires a two-week public notice before the above right-of-way and alley can be vacated and abandoned;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that the City Clerk is directed to publish a notice once a week for two consecutive weeks advising the public of the request by the property owners to vacate and abandon the unimproved alley and this matter will be heard before the City Council on February 4, 2025 at 5:20 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 300 South Church, Jonesboro, Arkansas.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 21ST DAY OF JANUARY 2025.