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Council holds public hearing on Erie Street alley vacation; action continued to next meeting
Summary
The Valparaiso Common Council held a public hearing on a petition to vacate a platted alley between Erie and Chestnut streets adjacent to 254–256 Erie Street and carried the matter to the next meeting by a 7-0 vote.
The Valparaiso Common Council held a public hearing on Ordinance 16-20-25, a petition to vacate a platted alley between Erie Street and Chestnut Street adjacent to 254 and 256 Erie Street. After the hearing, the council voted 7-0 to carry the item over to the next meeting for final action.
Planning Department staff presented the petition, filed by Lee Lane and Jerry and Patricia Deutsch, and said state law (Indiana Code 36-7-3-12, as cited at the hearing) requires a council public hearing within 30 days of filing. Staff said they reviewed historic plats and records back to c.1900, and found no record that the alley had been formally vacated. Two surveys were submitted by petitioners: a 1941 survey that noted an assumption…
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