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RESOLUTION VACATING UNIMPROVED PLATTED RIGHT OF WAY FOR SEWERS, ELECTRIC LIGHT, AND TELEPHONE WIRES AND POLES LYING WITHIN BLOCK 111 DULUTH PROPER THIRD DIVISION LOCATED BETWEEN NORTH 5TH AVENUE WEST AND NORTH 4TH AVENUE WEST.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that:
(a) The city council finds a sufficient petition was filed with the city requesting the vacation described in (e) below; and
(b) Pursuant to Section 100 of the City Charter and Section 50-37.6 of Chapter 50 of the Duluth City Code, as amended, such petition was duly referred to the city planning commission and such commission gave due notice of public hearing and did consider same in a public hearing and the city planning commission found that the petitioned portions of the platted streets and easements are not needed for public street and sewer, water, gas, telephone and electric light and power purposes; and
(c) The city planning commission, at its Tuesday, May June 14, 2022, regular meeting, recommended approval of the vacation petition; and
(d) The city council finds that the portion of the platted right of way proposed to be vacated:
1. is not and will not be needed for the safe and efficient circulation of automobiles, trucks, bicycles or pedestrians or otherwise for the efficient supply of sewer, water, gas, telephone, and electric light and power services in the city; and
2. are not otherwise needed to promote the public health, safety or welfare of the citizens of Duluth.
(e) The city council of the city of Duluth approves the vacation of the platted streets and easements as shown in Attachment 1 and as described below:
All that part of the 20 foot wide right of way for sewers, electric light, and telephone wires and poles lying within Block 111, DULUTH PROPER THIRD DIVISION, according to the recorded plat thereof, St. Louis County, Minnesota. Said right of way being shown on the Condemnation Plat, recorded in Book 1 of Condemnation Plats, Pages 68 through 71, File No. 5722, fil...
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