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Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution to vacate portions of platted, unopened, and unmaintained rights-of-way as shown on Fields Map of Survey of the Town of Loughman, Florida. (No fiscal impact)
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DESCRIPTION
The County has received a petition from Heriberto Otero Jimenez and Sharon Otero to vacate certain portions of platted, unopened, and unmaintained rights-of-way (alleys) lying within Fields Map of Survey of the Town of Loughman, recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 37, of the Public Records of Polk County, Florida. The subject rights-of-way lie in Section 01, Township 26 South, Range 27 East.
Fields Map of Survey of the Town of Loughman, Florida filed in 1924 depicts various rights-of-way/alleys throughout the plat which are presumed to be public due to a lack of dedication to the contrary. The petitioners requested the vacation of the platted and unmaintained rights-of-way (alleys) lying adjacent their property which is the alley within Block 20 and the alley to the north of Lot 12 and a portion of Lot 13 in Block 21 of said plat in order to deter public usage and assemble with their current properties. During a review of the area, it was discovered that vacating a portion of the right-of-way (alley) within Block 21 would leave a remnant section, so the County requested to add the remainder of right-of-way (alley) lying within Block 21 less the westerly 20-feet thereof for possible future expansion of Old Lake Wilson Road. County staff contacted the adjacent property owners and received no objections. Vacating the right-of-way will remove the public's interest in the subject areas and allow the petitioner, and adjacent property owners, within the subject areas to utilize their respective properties more fully.
Charter Communications, Duke Energy, Frontier Communications, Kinder Morgan/Central Florida Pipeline, Lumen, and MCI have no objections to the proposed vacation.
The Office of Planning and Development, Polk County Utilities,...
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