HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION TO ABANDON THE ALLEY SOUTH OF BROAD STREET, EAST OF TWELFTH STREET, AND NORTH OF ELLIS STREET AS PART OF THE ROAD SYSTEM OF AUGUSTA THIS RESOLUTION OF THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION TO
ABANDON THE ALLEY SOUTH OF BROAD STREET,EAST OF TWELFTH STREET,
AND NORTH OF ELLIS STREET AS A PART OF THE ROAD SYSTEM OF AUGUSTA;
THIS RESOLUTION, adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission
("Commission");
WHEREAS, it has been proposed that the Commission make a determination that the
Alley South of Broad Street, East of Twelfth Street, and North of Ellis Street as shown on the
attached plat, has ceased to be used by the public to the extent that no substantial public purpose
is served by it or that its removal from the county road system is otherwise in the best public
interest and that the right-of-way should be abandoned as part of the Richmond County Road
System; and
WHEREAS, it has been Augusta, Georgia's policy, pursuant to O.C.G.A § 32-7-2, to
reduce the number of roads in Augusta, Georgia that are not utilized or useful to the public and to
abandon such roads; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held on October 18, 2016 at the Augusta-Richmond
County Municipal Building, 2' Floor, 535 Telfair Street, Augusta, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, notice of such Public Hearing was published in The Augusta Chronicle, the
newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements for Richmond County are published, on October 6,
2016 and October 13, 2016, and that the property owners located on the Alley South of Broad
Street, East of Twelfth Street, and North of Ellis Street were given notice; and
WHEREAS, the results of the Public Hearing were reported to the Board of
Commissioners and considered thereby; and
WHEREAS, the Commission, at their meeting held, October 25, 2016, approved the
proposed abandonment,pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 32-7-2 and the requirements of said statute having
been met;
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NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Commission and it is hereby resolved by the
authority of same as follows:
1. It is hereby determined that all requirements of O.C.G.A. § 32-7-2 have been met for the
abandonment and removal above-said of the Right-of-Way and such Right-of-Way no
longer serves a substantial public purpose or that its removal from the county road system
is otherwise in the best public interest and is hereby abandoned as part of the Richmond
County Road System;
2. The land formerly comprising the Right-of-Way shall be quitclaimed as permitted by law
to the adjoining property owner, subject to easements and restrictions deemed necessary
by the Augusta Engineering Department and the Augusta Utilities Department, and the
Mayor and Clerk of Commission are hereby authorized to execute the documents necessary
to effectuate such transfer as directed by the Augusta Law Department.
3. This Resolution shall be recorded in the Minutes of the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission, accompanied by the exhibits referred to herein;
4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
D Y A�OPTED by the Augusta, Georgia Commission this
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