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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BENTON CITY COUNCIL HELD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 AT 5:45 P.M.  PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ISSUED MARCH 16, 2020, THIS MEETING WAS HELD BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE, COMPUTER ATTENDANCE, AND IN PERSON.

MAYOR KONDRITZ DECLARED THE HEARING OPEN AND ASKED FOR ROLL CALL. THOSE PRESENT WERE GARAVALIA, MESSERSMITH, COCKRUM, STOREY, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ.  MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED THAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS TAKING PLACE TO HEAR TESTIMONY FOR OR AGAINST VACATING AN ALLEY IN THE CORPORTATE LIMITS OF THE CITY AS DESCRIBED BELOW. 

AN ALLEY EIGHTEEN (18) FEET IN WIDTH RUNNING SOUTH AND NORTH AND ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE AND FIVE TENTHS (141.5) FEET IN LENGTH RUNNING EAST AND WEST LYING NORTH OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 6 JOPLINS 4^TH ADDITION AND LYING SOUTH OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 6 JOPLINS 4^TH ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BENTON, AND LYING WEST OF THE RAIL ROAD RIGHT OF WAY AND LYING EAST OF GRAND STREET TO THE CITY OF BENTON, SITUATED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

TOM CARTER WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AND ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY UTILITIES IN THE ALLEY.  KIMBERLY LARSEN, WHO REQUESTED THE ALLEY VACATION, STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN CHECKED AND THERE WERE NONE.  NO ONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE SPOKE FOR OR AGAINST THIS ALLEY CLOSING. 

COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING.  SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA.  VOTE WAS TAKEN.  YEAS:  5.  COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ.  NAYS:  0.  

TIME 5:59 P.M.