NOTICE OF HEARING ON VACATION OF

PUBLIC STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY

LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL

LINCOLN, ILLINOIS

On Tuesday, September 19, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., a public hearing will be held by the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Lincoln, Illinois, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Lincoln, Illinois, for the purpose of considering and hearing testimony as to the vacation of a public street or right-of-way in the City of Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, and which land sought to be vacated is legally described as follows:

Being a part of the Pekin Street Road right-of-way that lies within the U.P.R.R. Right-of-Way, in the Northwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 20 North, Range 2 West of the Third Principal Meridi-an, City of Lincoln, Logan County, State of Illi-nois; being more particularly described as fol-lows:

Commencing at the intersection of the Westerly right-of-way line of Chicago Street and the South-erly right-of-way of line Pekin Street, thence North 49º 09’ 43” West, 92.90 feet along said Southerly right-of-way line to the Point of Begin-ning.  From said Point of Beginning, thence North 49º 10’ 45” West 50.04 feet along said Southerly right-of-way line; thence North 41º 08’ 34” East 60.00 feet to a point on the Northerly right-of-way line of said Pekin Street; thence South 49º 10’ 45” East 50.06 feet along said Northerly right-of-way line; thence South 41º 10’ 00” West 60.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.  Containing 3,003.00 square feet, or 0.069 acre, more or less.

The City of Lincoln is considering vacating the above-described right of way on Pekin Street.  A copy of the proposed Ordinance vacating the right of way and an accurate map of the property sought to be vacated is on file with the City Clerk of the City of Lincoln, Illinois, at City Hall.

You are further notified that said hearing may be continued from time-to-time. 

All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard.

By order of the City Council of the City of Lincoln, Illinois.

                                 Susan Gehlbach

                                  City Clerk