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Subject: (Direct Referral) Communication from the Assistant Commissioner of Public Works/City Engineer, on behalf of J. Jeffers & Co., requesting a vacation of the southerly part of Packard Avenue between 17th Street and Southside Industrial Park.
Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 11-27-18: Defer
Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 12-11-18: Defer
Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 01-08-19: Since public interest requires it, that the street dedicated pursuant to Resolution 3284 on May 16, 1989, commonly known as the 60 foot by 49.5 foot portion of Packard Avenue, between Seventeenth Street and the Southside Industrial Park, and more particularly described as:
The Northerly 1/2 of the "ABANDONED" Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad right-of-way; bounded on the west by the west line of Packard Avenue extended and bounded on the east by the east line of Packard Avenue extended; said parcel located in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 20, Township 3 North, Range 23 East, City of Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin.
and as shown on the attached Street Dedication Plat, be vacated.
Further recommends that a hearing on the passage of a Resolution vacating the 60 foot by 49.5 foot portion of Packard Avenue, between Seventeenth Street and the Southside Industrial Park, shall be held not be less than 40 days after this date, with notice of the hearing to be given, and the procedures followed, as provided in with notice be given pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes section 66.1003 and otherwise as required by law.
Recommendation of the City Plan Commission on 01-09-19: That the proposed street vacation is consistent with City plans and programs and recommends that a resolution be prepared and a public hearing scheduled.
Further recommends that execution of the vacation be consistent with any conditions of approval recommended by the Public Works and Services Committee.
Fiscal Note: N/A