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Book: 4350 Page: 723 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 2012-91 <br /> ORDINANCE VACATING PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY <br /> - 1600 BLOCK WEST PERSHING ROAD - <br /> WHEREAS, a request has been received from Joseph and Rachel Banning, requesting the <br /> vacation by the City Council of public right-of--way in the City of Decatur, Illinois legally <br /> described as: <br /> A PART OF THE EAST 0.56 ACRES OF RIGHT OF WAY OF THE SOUTH <br /> HALF (S 1/2) OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE 1/4) OF THE <br /> SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF SECTION 33, T17N, R2E OF THE <br /> 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND THE NORTH HALF (N 1/2) OF THE <br /> NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) <br /> OF SECTION 4, T16N, R2E OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SAID <br /> PART MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: <br /> COMMENCING AT A POINT 167 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST <br /> CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST <br /> QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SECTION FOUR (4), TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, <br /> RANGE 2 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERDIAN; THENCE EAST <br /> ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION FOUR, 117.05 (+/-) FEET; <br /> THENCE NORTH 30 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT ONE <br /> (1) OF GREGG ADDITION AS PER SUBDIVISION PLAT RECORDED IN <br /> BOOK 745 PAGE 199 OF THE RECORDS IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF <br /> MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE <br /> OF LOT ONE (1) OF GREGG SUBDIVISION 352.7 (+/-) FEET; THENCE <br /> SOUTH 60 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT ONE (1) OF <br /> GREGG 2ND ADDITION AS PER SUBDIVISION PLAT RECORDED IN <br /> BOOK 802 PAGE 2 OF THE RECORDS IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF <br /> MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE WEST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL <br /> TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF <br /> SAID SECTION FOUR (4) 469.75 FEET; THENCE NORTH 30 FEET TO THE <br /> POINT OF BEGINNING; and, <br /> WHEREAS, said public right-of-way is no longer useful to the public or to the City or to <br /> the owner of the property abutting thereon as public right-of way; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the public interest will be subserved by vacating said public right-of-way <br /> and the public will be relieved from the further burden and responsibility of maintaining the <br /> same. <br />