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AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING A 13 ACRE EASEMENT AS RECORDED AS DEED RECORD 390 AT PAGE 421 OF THE RECORDS OF THE JONESBORO DISTRICT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY ARKANSAS
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WHEREAS, the City Council at its regular meeting on July 1, 1996, heard the request of Vance A. Brown to abandon a 13 acres easement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing and heard all persons desiring to be heard in connection with this matter; and
WHEREAS, Vance A. Brown plan to make improvements on this property, which makes it necessary to abandon said easement; and
WHEREAS, the abandonment of said easement would not adversely affect any utility companies and would be in the best interest of all parties concerned.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that:
SECTION 1: The City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, hereby vacates and abandons all of its rights together with the right of the public generally, in and to a 13 acre easement, described as follows:
Part of the North half of the Northwest quarter of Section 5, Township 13 North, Range 4E; more particularly described as the follows: beginning 80 rods east of the Northwest corner of said track, thence east 76 rods; thence south a long the road 26 rods; thence west 76 rods; thence north 26 rods to the point of beginning, containing 13 acres, more or less.
SECTION 2: A copy of the ordinance duly certified by the City Clerk shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of Craighead County, Arkansas and recorded in the Deed Records of Craighead, County, Arkansas.
SECTION 3: The closing, vacating and abandonment by the City of its rights and the rights of the public generally in the above described easement is in the public interest and will promote the public peace and welfare. And further, the City Council finds that an emergency exists and this ordinance being necessary for the protection and promotion of the public health, welfare and safety, the same shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of July, 1996.