Official:Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 27-S by striking from the City Plan the easterly twenty feet wide portion of Swanson Street from Wolf Street to Snyder Avenue, striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Vandalia Street from Wolf Street to Weccacoe Avenue, and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes within the portion of Swanson Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the beds of the remaining unopened portions of Swanson Street from Wolf Street to Jackson Street and from Jackson Street to Snyder Avenue.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: June 23, 2022
Signed: December 15, 2022
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill revises a portion of the city's master plan by removing a narrow section of Swanson Street and part of Vandalia Street. It also reserves space for sewer and drainage purposes. The changes are conditional upon property owners releasing the city from potential damages within two years.
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