VA 2020 - 2400WASHINGTON COUNTY NEBRASKA
Filed for record on July 27, 2020 at I t12 AM
Instrument No. 2020-02959
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Carolon M Stodola, Register of Deeds
Prepared by and after Recording Return to:
Brenda Wheeler, City Clerk, City of Blair, 218 S. 16'h Street, Blair, NE 68008
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COUNCIL MEMBER WOLFF INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA; VACATING AND
ABANDONING TEN (10) FEET OF EXCESS RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED ON EACH SIDE
OF 18TH STREET FROM BUTLER TO DAVIS STREETS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, PROVIDING WHEN THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AND PUBLISHING IN
PAMPHLET FORM.
WHEREAS, Nebraska Revised Statute § 16-661 authorizes the City Council or its agent to
initiate vacation of any public right of way; and
WHEREAS, this area was previously dedicated to the public use through various
dedications or by prescriptive easement as a county road; and
WHEREAS, it is hereby determined that the right of way described below is not useful or
needed as a right of way, and it is in the public interest that said right of way be abandoned and
vacated as right of way and as public property and be released from any and every public right,
use, title, interest, if any, except as hereinafter provided;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. ABANDONMENT. It is hereby determined that the property hereinafter
described is no longer useful or needed as a right of way, and it is in the public interest that said
right of way be abandoned and vacated as right of way and as public property and be released from
any and every public right, use, title, interest. Said property is described and depicted in
Attachment A, attached hereto, and is by reference incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER. Upon the vacation of the right
of way by the City of Blair, the title to such property shall vest in the owner of the abutting property
of 18th Street between Butler and Davis Streets and become a part of such property.
SECTION 3. CERTIFIED COPY. Within thirty (30) days after the effective date
of the vacation, the City of Blair shall file a certified copy of the vacating ordinance with the
Washington County Register of Deeds in which the vacated property is located to be indexed
against all affected lots.
SECTION 4. EASEMENTS. The City of Blair reserves the right to maintain,
operate, repair, and renew public utilities existing at the time title to the property is vacated there;
and there is reserved to the City of Blair any public utilities and any cable television systems the
right to maintain, repair, renew, and operate water mains, gas mains, pole lines, conduits, electrical
transmission lines, sound and signal transmission lines, and other similar services and equipment
and appurtenances, including lateral connections or branch lines, above, on, or below the surface
of the ground that are existing as valid easements at the time title to the property is vacated for the
purposes of serving the general public or the abutting properties and to enter upon the premises to
accomplish such purposes at any and all reasonable times; and there is reserved to the City of Blair
any easements to conduct snow removal, or any other maintenance of the right of way for any
existing easements at the time title to the property is vacated for the purposes of serving the general
public or the abutting properties and to enter upon the premises to accomplish such purposes at
any and all times.
SECTION 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and following the
passage and publication hereof as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14TH day of July, 2020.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
RICHARD HANSEN, MAYOR
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BRENDA WHEELER, hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting City
Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Ordinance was passed and
approved at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 14th day of
July, 2020.
BRENDA WHEELER, CITY CLERK
All in Blair, Washington County, Nebraska
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608 S. 18" St. BC KENNARDS ADD N93' LOTS 3 & 4 BLK 2
AND PART OF VACATED SHERIDAN ST
ADJACENT TO THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE
613 S. 18" St. BC KENNARDS ADD N126' LOT 1 N126' E10'
LOT 2 BLK 3 LESS .05 AC DAVIS DR
624 S. 18th St. BC KENNARDS ADD S59' LOTS 3 & 4 & VAC
ALLEY BLK 2
635 S. 18th St, BC KENNARDS ADD S26' LOTS 1 & 2 N58'
LOTS 7 & 8 & ALL OF VAC ALLEY BLK 3
655 S. 18th St. BC KENNARDS ADD S94' LOTS 7 & 8 BLK 3
1772 Butler St. BC KENNARDS ADD W60' LOT 5 BLK 2