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File #: RES-25:052    Version: 1 Name: Abandonment of an Alley in Block 3 of Knight’s First Addition to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, as requested by First United Methodist Church, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/15/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/20/2025 Final action: 5/20/2025
Title: A Resolution to set a public hearing regarding the abandonment of an Alley in Block 3 of Knight’s First Addition to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, as requested by First United Methodist Church, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Indexes: Abandonment
Attachments: 1. 2025.04.28.ATT - abandonment.pdf, 2. 2025.04.28.Release - Summit Utilities.pdf, 3. 2025.04.28.response from Craighead Electric-Empower.pdf, 4. 2025.05.02.let from Engineering Dept. .pdf, 5. 2025.05.15.let from Ritter approving abandonment.pdf, 6. CWL_20250515_100615.pdf, 7. Petition to Abandon an Alley (FUMCJ).pdf, 8. Plat Depicting Alley.pdf, 9. 2025.05.15.CWL - UPDATED.pdf, 10. 2025.05.15.Optimum consent.pdf
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A Resolution to set a public hearing regarding the abandonment of an Alley in Block 3 of Knight’s First Addition to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, as requested by First United Methodist Church, Jonesboro, Arkansas
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WHEREAS, the property owners have filed a petition with the City Clerk of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, requesting that an alley in Block 3 of Knight’s First Addition to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, be abandoned as described as follows:

A PART OF BLOCK 3 OF KNIGHT’S FIRST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 3 AFORESAID; THENCE NORTH 00° 49’ 10” EAST, ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF MADISON STREET, 145.21 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY NORTH 00° 49’ 10” EAST, 8.91 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89° 52’ 28” EAST, LEAVING SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY, 100.75 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00° 48’ 39” EAST, 1.44 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88° 58’ 53” EAST, 49.34 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00° 08’ 49” WEST, 12.14 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89° 03’ 51” WEST, 49.80 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00° 49’ 10” EAST, 1.77 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89° 55’ 43” WEST, 100.42 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING IN ALL 0.035 ACRES (1,504 SQUARE FEET) MORE OR LESS AND BEING SUBJECT TO ALL RESERVATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, RIGHTS-OF-WAYS, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS OF FACT RECORDED OR UNRECORDED.

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 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 abandon an alley located in Block 3 of Knight’s First Addition to the City of Jonesbor...

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