City council adopts ordinance vacating South Seventh, South Sheridan and alley in Coleridge South addition

The Holdridge City Council on second reading approved Ordinance 24-87 to vacate South Seventh Street, South Sheridan Street and the alleyway in Block 3 of the Coleridge South addition. The motion passed by roll call after a second and recorded individual votes from council members. The ordinance, titled “An ordinance to vacate South Seventh Street, South Sheridan Street, and the alleyway in Block 3, Coleridge South addition,” includes standard language preserving other ordinances, severability of parts that conflict and a described effective date. Council members moved and seconded the ordinance on the floor before taking a roll-call vote that resulted in approval. City staff did not elaborate further during the second-reading discussion recorded in the transcript and no public comments were made on the item as recorded. The council did not attach additional conditions or amendments in the public portion of the second-reading vote. The ordinance will take effect per the effective date described in the adopted text. Any next steps required by city practice—such as recording the vacation with the county recorder or notifying utility holders—were not discussed during the recorded second-reading exchange. Questions about property interests, utility easements or downstream permitting requirements were not raised on the record during the second-reading motion and vote.