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AN ORDINANCE CLOSING A PUBLIC STREET RIGHT OF WAY ALONG <br />NORTH DRIVE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE <br />TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, NORTH CAROLINA <br />WHEREAS, a petition has been filed, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A -299, requesting the <br />Mount Pleasant Board of Commissioners to close and remove from dedication a <br />portion of that public right of way adjacent to properties located on North Drive <br />in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners on January 5, 2015 adopted a Resolution of Intent <br />to. close said portion of North Drive permanently to public use and set a public <br />hearing to consider the question at the regular meeting on March 2, 2015; <br />WHEREAS, the notice of public hearing and resolution of intent was mailed to the <br />Department of Transportation on January 6, 2015 as it concerns any proprietary <br />interest the Department of Transportation may have in said portion of North <br />Drive; <br />WHEREAS, the notice of public hearing was published in the Independent Tribune, a <br />newspaper of general circulation in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, once a <br />week for four successive weeks prior to said public hearing as filed with the <br />minutes of March 2, 2015 Board Meeting; and <br />WHEREAS, said notice of the closing and public hearing was prominently posted at both <br />ends of said property along the road and a copy of said resolution of intent to <br />close the public road was forwarded by mail to all owners of property; and <br />at said public hearing on March 2, 2015, public comments were made in support <br />WHEREAS, of the Resolution and no comments were made in opposition to the Resolution; <br />and <br />at said public hearing on March 2, 2015, a motion was carried to continue the <br />WHEREAS, public hearing to March 9, 2015 to determine the Department of Transportation's <br />position on abandoning maintenance of said portion of North Drive; and <br />at the Department of Transportation's regular board meeting on March 4, 2015, <br />WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation's board approved a proposal to abandon <br />maintenance of said portion of North Drive; and <br />at the continuation of the public hearing on March 9, 2015, the Town of Mount <br />Pleasant acknowledged the Department of Transportation's abandonment as the <br />WHEREAS, statutorily required consent to close said portion of North Drive; and <br />Attachment number 14 <br />G -1 Page 162 <br />