2172ORDINANCE NO. 2172
COUNCIL MEMBER ABBOTT INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, CREATING SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO. 2009 -1 WITHIN THE CITY OF BLAIR; DEFINING THE SIDEWALKS TO BE
CONSTRUCTED AND THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID DISTRICTS AND PROPERTIES CONTAINED
THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS THEREIN CONSISTING
OF SIDEWALKS AND OTHER NECESSARY AND APPURTENANT IMPROVEMENTS AND
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAIR,
NEBRASKA:
Section 1. The Mayor and City Council of the City of Blair, Washington County,
Nebraska, hereby find and determine that it is necessary and advisable to provide for the
construction and improvement of certain sidewalks within the City in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 19 -2417, 19 -2418 and 19 -2419, R.R.S. Neb. 1997, and for such purposes to
create certain sidewalk improvement districts as described in this ordinance.
Section 2. There is hereby created within the City of Blair, Nebraska, a sidewalk
improvement district to be known and designated as Sidewalk Improvement District No. 2009 -1,
the outer boundaries of which shall contain the property described as follows:
All lots contiguous to the west side of the 20 Street right of way from Front Street north
to the Union Pacific Railroad right of way. Addresses included in the district are 2002
Front Street, and 231, 243 and 269 N. 20 Street.
The new sidewalk will be four -feet wide by four - inches thick Portland cement concrete
starting at the northwest corner of 20 and Front Streets existing sidewalk, then installed
four -feet from back of curb on the west side of 20 Street to the south right -of -way line
of the Union Pacific Railroad.
The construction, replacement, repair or other improvement of sidewalks within said District shall
include, where necessary, (i) the replacement of sidewalks to meet City standards, (ii) construction
of new sidewalks where there are gaps in existing sidewalks, (iii) construction of new sidewalks
for access to areas of public use and (iv) construction of sidewalks in areas where no sidewalks
exist. Within said District the sidewalks shall be improved by paving and other necessary and
appurtenant improvements constructed in accordance with the City's building requirements
applicable to sidewalk construction.
Section 5. All of said improvements shall be constructed to the established grades and for
the established width as fixed by ordinances of the City of Blair and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans, specifications and estimates of cost to be made by the City's engineers and
to be approved by the Mayor and City Council. The improvements shall be made at public cost but
special assessments shall be made against benefited property to the extent provided by law.
Section 6. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Ordinance shall be held
invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect any of the
other provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be published in accordance with law and take effect as
provided by law.
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 25TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2009.
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City Clerk
STATE OF NEBRASKA
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
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BRENDA R. 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
at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 25th day of August,
2009.
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
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