2018-48 Amended Ordinance Vacating Public Rights-of-Way in the 400-599 Blocks of East Central Avenue and the 900-999 Blocks of North Warren Street Rights-of-Way and to Vacate the Alley Rights-of-Way Located Between the 200-599 Blocks of East Wabash Avenue

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�: ��r�� i��':e ��. PARCEL 5 A sixteen(16)foot alley located between Block 1 and Block 2 of Durfee Warren &Co. lst Addition as per plat recorded in Book 50 on page 366 of the records in the Recorder's Of�ce of Macon County, Illinois and North of Sellers Resurvey as per plat recorded in Book 1575 on page 08 in said Recorder's Office, said alley being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 1 in Block 1 of said Durfee Warren & Co. lst Addition; thence South to the Northeast corner of Lot 1 in Block 2 of said Durfee Warren&Co. lst Addition; thence West along the North lot lines of Lot 1 in said Block 2 of said Durfee Wanen&Co. 1 st Addition, the North lot lines of Lots 2 thru 14 of said Sellers Resurvey and North lot lines of Lots 15 thru 25 of said Block 2 of said Durfee Warren&Co. lst Addition to the intersection with the East right of way line of North Franklin Street; thence Northwest along the said East right of way line of North Franklin Street to the intersection with the South lot line of Lot 25 in Block 1 of said Durfee Warren &Co. lst Addition; thence East along the South lot lines of Lot 25 thru 1 of said Block 1 of Durfee Warren&Co. lst Addition to the place of beginning. WHEREAS,a public hearing,duly noticed in the newspaper and to owners of the abutting properties,is held by the City Council at their September 4,2018 meeting,being considered under procedure for unusual circumstances; and, WHEREAS, said public rights-of-way are no longer useful to the public or to the City or to the owners of the properties abutting thereon as public rights-of-way; and, WHEREAS, no compensation shall be required as the proposed public right-of-way vacations are considered with sale of other City-owned parcels for the planned Wabash Community Care Campus that the City is a redevelopment partner of; and, WHEREAS,all appropriate utility companies were contacted and expressed no objections to the proposed vacations; and, WHEREAS, the public interest will be subserved by vacating said public rights-of-way and the public will be relieved from the further burden and responsibility of maintaining the same. NOW,THEREFORE,BE TT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That upon the condition set forth below, the above described public rights-of- way be,and the same is hereby vacated inasmuch as the same is no longer required for public use and the public interest will be subserved by such vacations, said public rights-of-way being shown on the plats thereof hereto attached and hereby made a part hereof.