Title/Name/Summary
Vacation of Public Alley (Grove Street Right-of-Way for Kelly Grove Subdivision) - Ordinance
History
In July 2012, the Village Board discussed in executive session the potential vacation of Village-owned right-of-way known as Grove Street and the sale of that right-of-way land to the owner of 9855 W. 144th Street, Mr. John Kelly, for the purpose of consolidating land to build a new three unit single family residential subdivision in the Old Orland Historic District. By August 2012 the Village Board in executive session agreed to sell the remaining portions of the Grove Street right-of-way-- a 13 foot wide by 117 foot long strip of land beginning at Third Avenue, which has been recorded as a public alley-- for $7,500. Mr. Kelly agreed to the price.
On January 30, 1897, the Village Board vacated the majority portion of the Grove Street right-of-way and created Lot 55 of Humphrey’s Subdivision, leaving a small portion of land that has remained unusable right-of-way until now. The vacation before the Board of Trustees intends to vacate the remaining right-of-way, historically attributed to Grove Street, and sell it to private ownership to complete the Grove Street vacation that began 116 years ago at this location.
The proposed ordinance also contains the authorization to sell the right-of-way land to the adjacent property owner north and south of the right-of-way, which is Mr. Kelly.
This is now before the Village Board for consideration of the ordinance.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to pass Ordinance Number 4794, entitled: VACATION OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SET ASIDE FOR PUBLIC ALLEY, BETWEEN SECOND AVENUE AND THIRD AVENUE