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Osceola council considers ordinance to vacate Walnut Street alley
Summary
At its Nov. 20 meeting the Osceola Town Council introduced Ordinance 08-2025 to vacate a north–south alley on Walnut Street abutting Lots 73–78 of Boles Second Subdivision; a county zoning official said he had no concerns and a motion to approve was made and seconded, though the transcript does not record a roll-call vote.
Clerk/Treasurer (listed in the meeting header as Christina Miller) presented Ordinance 08-2025 at the Osceola Town Council meeting on Nov. 20, asking the council to vacate a north–south alley on Walnut Street that abuts the east lot lines of Lots 73–78 in Boles Second Subdivision.
The ordinance’s legal description references the recorded plat of Boles Second Subdivision (Plat Book 13, Page 67, recorded Sept. 23, 1929) and locates the alley within the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 37 North, Range 4 East. Shawn Klein, the St. Joseph County Building and Zoning Department representative present, stated he did not see any issues with the proposed vacation.
Councilor Peter Quist moved to approve Ordinance 08-2025; Councilor Joseph Nehls seconded the motion. The meeting transcript records the motion and second but does not record a roll-call or a vote tally in the available segments, and no formal outcome is transcribed.
Why it matters: vacating an alley alters public right-of-way status and can affect adjacent property access and maintenance responsibilities; such actions are typically recorded by the county recorder and may require updates to property records.
The council did not record, in the provided transcript segments, a roll-call vote or the final disposition for Ordinance 08-2025. The next procedural steps after a motion and second would normally be a council vote and, if adopted, recording the ordinance according to county procedures.
