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Minutes for the City Council meeting on February 7, 2000.
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PUBLIC HEARING 6:00 P.M. - A public hearing was conducted for the purpose of abandoning two five foot utility easements and a 60 foot road right of way located near the intersection of Western Gales Drive and Western Gales Cove in Sage Meadows, Phase I. No opposition was voiced.
PUBLIC HEARING 6:15 P. M. - A public hearing was held for the purpose of abandoning a portion of Warner Avenue. Mr. Ben Owens, representing the Administrative Board of the First United Methodist Church addressed Council speaking if favor of the abandonment. He explained a request had been made to MATA sometime in September of 1997 in which the MATA Committee recommended waiting until construction had been completed on Main and Union Streets before closing that portion of Warner Avenue. Several requests had been made since that time to the Mayor’s Office as well as the MATA Committee. Mr. Owens explained they proposed to close the entrance and exit to Main Street from Warner, but enter and exit from Union to protect pedestrian safety. Former Alderman Gene Vance presented Council a large size plat stating the portion of Warner Street they are wishing to vacate is between Union and Main and Oak and Matthews. He stated this portion of Warner has been blocked due to the MATA project for two years. Mr. Vance explained, that Mr. Ernie Peters, a Little Rock traffic engineer recommended vacating Warner and entering one-way on Main and exiting one-way on Union. He stated the Administrative Board was willing to consider that possibility. Mr. Aubry Scott, representing the MATA Committee read the recommendation made by Mr. Ernie Peters, and concurred with the recommendation. Mr. Vance stated if Council agrees to close Warner Street their construction engineer would work closely with the MATA Committee and Mr. Peters, taking into consideration their recommendations to design a parking lot that will work. Mr. James Hargis addressed ...
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