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ORDINANCE NO. 1117 (#3 - 99)
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING NIXON, THOMAS, AND A
PORTION OF PARRISH STREETS, JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
(GENERAL LOCATION: THOSE PORTIONS OF NIXON AND THOMAS
STREETS LYING EAST OF BAILEY BOULEVARD AlVD THE FIRST
SEVENTY-FIVE FEET (751 OF PARRISH STREET LYING IMMEDIATELY
EAST OF BAILEY BOl!LEVARD); AND, FOR OTHER PlJKPOSES.
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WHEREAS, the Jacksonville Planning Commission has reviewed the
proposed closures and abandonment of NIXon and Thol11as Streets lying
east of Bailey Boulevard and the proposed closure of the first Seventy-five
feet (75') of Parrish Street lying immediately East of Bailey Boulevard. The
Commission, after thorough review and study, has no opposition to the
street closures subject to replacement of various municipal utility
easements needed for said property; and,
WHEREAS. the Jacksonville City Council hosted public hearings
regarding said c~osures on December 17, 1998, January 7, 1999, and
continueo said public hearings on February 4, 1999, with notice duly
pu blished as required by law. At said hearings, the written approval of all
adjacent property owners was presented and utility cOlllpanies expressed
consent to tlie closing of said streets, subject to reservation of easement
rights for said utilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS:
SECTION ONE: The real property, more particularly described as
follows is:
The streets located in the Little Rock Air Force Base Main Gate
Development Area (Recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 8, Pulaski
County Court House, Little Rock, Arkansas), more particularly
described as follows:
Thomas Street from the East right-of-way line of Bailey
Boulevard to the West right-of-way line of U. S. Highway 67-
. 1670
And
Nixon Street from the East right-of-way line of Bailey Boulevard
to the West right-of-way line ofU. S. Highway 67-167.
And
Seventy-five feet (75') of Parrish Street lying immediately East
of Bailey Boulevard.
(GENERAL LOCATION: Nixon and Thomas Streets and the first Seventy-five
teet (75') of Parrish Street lying East of Bailey Boulevard, Jacksonville,
Arkansas. )
Said property is hereby closed and vacated under the powers granted to
cities of the first class in the State of Arkansas, subject to reservation of
easement rights and privileges for private and municipal utility companies.
The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby duly authorized and directed to enter
into an agreement with those adjOIning and abutting property owners of
Nixon, Tnomas, and that portion of Parrish Streets lying east of Bailey
Boulevard affected by this c10sure. The agreement shall close and abandon
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said street right-of-ways, with the real property described reverting to said
property owners in accordance with state law.
SECTION TWO: A copy of this Ordinance duly certified by the City
Clerk, shall be filed in the OffIce of the Recorder of the County and recorded
in the Deed Records of the County, hereby amending the plat recorded on
November 1, 1920, in the PulaskI County Circuit Clerk Records.
SECTION THREE: All Ordinances, ")arts of Ordinances, or
previous actions taken by said Council in con~lict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION FOUR: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ,,:'1- DAY OF ~.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT E. BAMBURG, CITY A'ITORNEY