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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF SOUTH ELEVENTH STREET AS LAID OUT 60 FEET IN WIDTH AND BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF GOULD AVENUE A DISTANCE OF 429 FEET SOUTHERLY MORE OR LESS TO ITS TERMINUS. (WEST WARD)
Deferred 6PSF-a 012418
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") does possess Rights-of Way through all public streets located within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-1 et seq. to establish, change the grade of or vacate any public street, highway, lane or alley, or any part thereof at the discretion of the City; and
WHEREAS, in November 2015, the Newark Central Planning Board approved the construction of a new Essex County Vocational Technical High School in an area bounded by West Market Street, Gould Avenue, South Eleventh Street and 9th Avenue; and
WHEREAS, in June 2017, the Newark Central Planning Board approved an amended site plan for the new Essex County Vocational Technical High School which included a new parking area for passenger vehicles and buses at South Eleventh Street; and
WHEREAS, in July 2017, the County of Essex, Department of Public Works, filed a request with the Department of Engineering to vacate a portion of South Eleventh Street; and
WHEREAS, a vacation of a portion of South Eleventh Street is necessary to accommodate the new parking area; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Engineering have determined that the vacation of a portion of South Eleventh Street is necessary and in the best interest of the City, because the Vocational Technical School is anticipated to yield positive benefits to the City, including providing students in Newark and Essex County, in general, with specialized education geared towards producing highly skilled members of the future workforce in the City and new employment opportunities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF...
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