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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 1812
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<br />AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING A PORTION OF NORTH
<br />17TH STREET, IN THE TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; FINDING
<br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
<br />DATE HEREOF.
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has been
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<br />requested by record owner of all of the property abutting the
<br />hereinafter described portion of North 17th Street, in the Town of
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<br />La Porte, Harris County, Texas, to vacate, abandon, and permanently
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<br />close that portion of North 17th Street; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has
<br />determined and does hereby find, determine and declare that the
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<br />hereinafter described portion of North 17th Street, Town of La
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<br />Porte, Harris County, Texas, is not suitable, needed, or beneficial
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<br />to the public as a public road, street and alley, and that the
<br />closing of the hereinafter described portion of North 17th Street,
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<br />Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, is for the protection of the
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<br />public and for the public interest and benefit, and that the
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<br />hereinafter described portion of said North 17th Street, should be
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<br />vacated, abandoned, and permanently closed.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
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<br />Section 1. Under and by virtue of the power granted to the
<br />City of La Porte under its Home Rule Charter and Chapter 13, Title
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<br />28, Article 1175, of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of
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<br />Texas, 1925, the hereinafter described portion of North 17th Street,
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<br />Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, is hereby permanently
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<br />vacated, abandoned and closed by the City of La Porte, to-wit:
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<br />Being that portion of the right-of-way of North 17th Street,
<br />lying and being situated between Block 653 and 654, Town of La
<br />Porte, Harris County, Texas, and between the south right-of-way
<br />line of West Madison Street and the north right-of-way line of
<br />West Tyler Street.
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<br />Section 2. The City Council officially finds, determines,
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<br />recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date,
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<br />hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was
<br />posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Ha11 of the
<br />City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as
<br />required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised
<br />Civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has been open to the
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