87-67 VACATING PORTION OF AN ALLEY BETWEEN WEST WOOD AND WEST MACON STREETS

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. � �. . � MICRpF►��Fp ORDINANCE N0. � �— I AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTION OF AN ALLEY BETWEEN WEST WOOD AND WEST MACON STREETS WHEREAS, a Petition has been received from the Blue Mill Restaurant , the owner of all property abutting thereon requesting vacation by the City Council of a portion of that alley between West Wood and West Macon Streets in the City of Decatur, Illinois, said portion of said alley being more particularly described as : � That portion of the alley north and adjacent to Lots 6 through 10, Block 1 of P. H. Brueck' s 2nd Addition as per Plat recorded in Book 22 Page 542 of the records - in the Recorder' s Office of Macon County, Illinois , and, WHEREAS, the Decatur City Plan Commission held a public hearing upon said petition on June 4 , 1987 and did thereafter recommend to the Council that the prayer of said petition be granted and said portion of said alley be vacated as requested; and, WHEREAS, said portion of said alley is no longer useful to the public or to the City or to the owners of property abutting thereon as an alley; and, ' WFiEREAS, the public interest will be subserved by vacating said portion of said alley and the public will be relieved from any further burden or responsibility for maintaining said portion of said alley. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section l. That the above-described portion of said alley be, and the same is hereby, vacated as a public alley effective and upon the exceptions and conditions hereinafter provided, inasmuch as the same is no longer required for public use and the public interest will be subserved by said vacation, said portion of said alley being shown on the plat thereof hereto attached and hereby made a part hereof. Section 2. That there is hereby reservAd in, over, along and under the above-described portion of said alley to the City