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RESOLUTION TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO ABANDON A PART OF CRAIGHEAD ROAD AT 2515 S. CULBERHOUSE ST., 700 SOUTHWEST DR., AND 710 SOUTHWEST DR., AS REQUESTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
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WHEREAS, the property owners have filed a petition with the City Clerk of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas requesting that
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION - R/W ABANDONMENT (TRACT A)
PART OF CRAIGHEAD ROAD LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS AS SHOWN ON REVISED PLAT OF WESTERN HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN BOOK 123 AT PAGE 50, DEED RECORDS OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK F OF SAID REVISED PLAT OF WESTERN HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, SAID POINT BEING ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SOUTH CULBERHOUSE STREET; THENCE SOUTH 01°09'59" WEST, ALONG THE SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY, 60.04 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4, SAID SOUTH LINE ALSO BEING THE NORTH LINE OF MELTON MANOR ADDITION TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS; THENCE SOUTH 89°03'41" WEST, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, 523.04 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF CRAIGHEAD ROAD (PLATTED 80' R/W); THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY, ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 625.67 FEET, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 25°17'49" AND HAVING A CHORD WHICH BEARS NORTH 76°24'45" EAST, 274.01 FEET FROM LAST SAID POINT; THENCE NORTH 89°03'41" EAST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF AFORESAID BLOCK F, 257.89 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.474 ACRES OR 20647 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION - R/W ABANDONMENT (TRACT B)
PART OF CRAIGHEAD ROAD LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS AS SHOWN ON REVISED PLAT OF WESTERN HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN BOOK 123 AT PAGE 50, DEED RECORDS OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK F OF SAID REVISED PLAT OF WESTERN HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, SAID POINT BEING ON THE EXISTING SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF CRAIGHEAD ROAD (PLATTED 80' R/W); THENCE 47.29 FEET ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT ALONG SAID EXISTING SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 625.67 FEET, THROUGH A DELTA ANGLE OF 04°19'50", AND HAVING A CHORD WHICH BEARS NORTH 61°35'56" EAST, 47.28 FEET FROM LAST SAID POINT TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG PROPOSED NEW SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) CALLS: 1) NORTH 30°33'59" WEST, 24.00 FEET; 2) 150.37 FEET ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 650.00 FEET, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 13°15'16" AND HAVING A CHORD WHICH BEARS NORTH 53°14'04" EAST, 150.03 FEET FROM LAST SAID POINT; AND 3) SOUTH 44°51'33" EAST, 21.50 FEET TO AFORESAID EXISTING SOUTHEASTERLY RIGTH-OF-WAY OF CRAIGHEAD ROAD; THENCE 156.08 FEET ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 625.67 FEET, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 14°17'33", AND HAVING A CHORD WHICH BEARS SOUTH 52°17'14" WEST, 155.67 FEET FROM LAST SAID POINT TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.081 ACRES OR 3520 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS.
SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, RESERVATIONS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF RECORD.
Be vacated and abandoned; and
WHEREAS, the petition has been presented to the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas; AND
WHEREAS, Arkansas Code Annotated 14-301-110 requires two weeks public notice before the above easement 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 part of Craighead Road mentioned above and this matter will be heard before the City Council on September 3, 2013, at 5:20 o'clock, p.m. at the Municipal Center, 300 S. Church Street, Jonesboro, Arkansas.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of August, 2013.