MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR VACATING AN ALLEY IN BLAKE, HART, AND WILLIAMS FIRST ADDITION AND VACATING EAST STREET WAS HELD MONDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2017 AT 5:45 P.M. IN THE BENTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 1403 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BENTON, ILLINOIS.
MAYOR KONDRITZ CALLED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER. THOSE PRESENT WERE COMMISSIONER MILLER, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER WYANT, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ .
MARVIN SULLIVAN STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE EAST STREET CLOSED. THERE WERE NO OPPOSING COMMENTS REGARDING CLOSURE OF THE STREET.
MARY MCKENDREE STATED SHE WAS OPPOSED TO CLOSING THE ALLEY AS SHE BELIEVES THIS WOULD CUT OFF ACCESS TO HER BACK YARD. JEREMY SHEFFER STATED HE WAS IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE ALLEY. HE STATED THAT HE HAS ALWAYS USED THIS ALLEY AS A DRIVEWAY AND THAT WITHOUT IT, THERE WOULD NOT BE A GOOD ENTRANCE INTO HIS HOME.
COMMISSIONER MILLER MADE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WYANT. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER MILLER, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER WYANT, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
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