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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF NJRR AVENUE, HUNTER STREET AND EAST ALPINE STREET ON THE MAP OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO LAY OUT STREETS, AVENUES AND SQUARES
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WHEREAS, on July 3, 2013 Amtrak sent a letter to the Department of Engineering requesting street vacations for portions of NJ Railroad Avenue, Hunter Street and East Alpine Street, in order to accommodate a new Amtrak maintenance facility; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Engineering had no objections to the street vacation and on February 21, 2014 sent a memorandum to the Central Planning Board referring the matter to their attention for their review and consideration; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2014 the Central Planning Board held a hearing and passed a resolution recommending the above street vacations to the Newark Municipal Council for further action.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY THAT:
Section 1. All that portion, part and parcel of:
NJRR AVENUE, extending from the southerly line of Earl Street a distance approximately 796 feet southerly to its terminus and laid out 32 feet in width on the Map of the Commissioners to lay out streets, avenues and squares;
HUNTER STREET, extending from the Amtrak Railroad right-of-way to the westerly line of Avenue A and laid out 20 feet in width on the Map of the Commissioners to lay out streets, avenues and squares;
EAST ALPINE STREET, extending from the westerly line of NJRR Avenue to the westerly line of Avenue A and laid out 60 feet in width on the Map of the Commissioners to lay out streets, avenues and squares;
shall be vacated as public streets or public rights-of-way, reserving and excepting all rights and privileges possessed by the City of Newark and, for so long as they continue to exist at this location, by any public utilities as defined in R.S. 48:2-13 and by any cable television company as de...
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