03-28-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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City of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. A RESOLUTION VACATING AN UNUSED PORTION OF FOREST BOULEVARD WITHIN THE PLAT OF SAGA HILL REVISRD, SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 117, RANGE 23 IN THE CITY OF ORONO, MINNESOTA WHEREAS, the City of Orono is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHER::AS, on February 26, 1988, John S. Ludington f i led a petition with the City of Orono requesting the vacation cf a portion of Forest Boulevard originally dedicated in the Plat of Saga Hill Revised legally described as follows: That part of vacated Forest Boulevard as dedicated in the plat of "Saga Hill Revised, Hennepin County, Minnesota" which lies between the Northwesterly extensions across it of the Northeasterly line of Lot 9, Block 15, "Saga Hill Revised, Hennepin County, Minnesota" and the straight portion of the Southwesterly line of said Lot 9; and WHEREAS, after due published and posted notice, a public hearing was held before the City Planning Commission on March 21, 1988, regarding said vacation and all interested persons were given an opportunity to b heard; and WHEREAS, after due standing and consideration, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the requested vacation and the Council of the City of Orono finds that said vacation as proposed, is in keeping with the public interest in consideration of the following findings: 1. The vacation does not affect the access or the use of adjoining properties. 2. The City has not and does not intend to develop, improve, or use the dedicated right-of-way of Forest Boulevard for road purposes. 3. The City has not and does rot intend to maintain or install utilities within the dedicated right-of-way of Forest boulevard. 4. The unimproved dedicated right-of-way as it exists serves no public purpose. Page 1 cf