File #: ORD-87:1534    Version: 1 Name: Abandonment of a portion of Second Street as requested by Matthews, Inc.
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/6/1987 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 4/6/1987
Title: AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE AND ABANDON THAT PORTION OF SECOND STREET LYING WEST OF LOTS 53, 54 AND 55 OF THE NORTHWESTERN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
Indexes: Abandonment
Attachments: 1. Petition, 2. Consent of abutting landowner, 3. Plats (2)
Related files: MIN-87:580, RES-87:1710, ABAN-270
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AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE AND ABANDON THAT PORTION OF SECOND STREET LYING WEST OF LOTS 53, 54 AND 55 OF THE NORTHWESTERN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that:
 
Section 1: The City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, hereby releases, vacates and abandons all of its rights, together with the rights of the public generally, in and to the street designated as follows: "That portion of Second Street lying west of Lots 53, 54 and 55 of the Northern Addition to the City of Jonesboro and is located in Barrett's Addition to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, as shown on the attached plat which is incorporated herein."
 
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 shall be filed in the Deed Records of such office.
 
Section 3: The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, finds and declares that the above portion of street is not necessary for the general benefit and welfare of the public; that the owners of all the property abutting the above street are in favor of the closure and vacation of the above street.
 
Section 4: The City Council further finds and declares that an emergency exists and this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health and safety and shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
 
PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day of April, 1987.