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ORDINANCE N0. AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING A PORTION OF WEST "K" STREET; RETAINING PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has been requested by the record owners of all of the property abutting the hereinafter described portion of West "K" Street, in the City of La Porte, to vacate, abandon, and permanently close that portion of West "K" Street; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has determined, and does hereby find, determine and declare that the hereinafter described portion of West "K" Street is not suitable, needed, or beneficial to the public as a public road or street, and that the closing of the hereinafter described portion of West "K" Street is for the protection of the public and for the public interest and benefit, and that the hereinafter described portion of said West "K" Street should be vacated, abandoned, and permanently closed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Under and by virtue of the power granted to the City of La Porte under its Home Rule Charter and Chap. 13, Title 28, Art. 1175, of the Revised Civil Statues of the State of Texas, 1925, the hereinafter described portion of West "K" Street is hereby permanently vacated, abandoned, and closed by the City of La Porte, to-wit: Being the North 39.50 feet of the right- of-way of West "K" Street, extending from the East right-of-way line of New State Highway 146 to the extended West right-ofway line of South 9th Street; SAVING AND EXCEPTING a public utility easement.