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327 W. JEFFERSON BLVD ROOM 1 f40 COUNTy -CITY BLDG. SOUTH aENO, INDIANA 466()1 (574) 235 -9571 <br />April 13, 2011 <br />City of South Bend <br />Board of Public Works <br />1316 Floor, County -City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />I.dE: Right -of -Way Vacation <br />Applicant: St. Joseph County Airport Authority <br />Vacation of U.S. 20 between City Boundary 'West of Terminal Drive anti Fast of <br />Mayflower Road <br />Dear Board Members; <br />The staff has reviewed this petition. It is the staffs opinion that; <br />(1) The vacation would not hinder the growth or orderly development of the unit or <br />neighborhood in which it is located or to which it is contiguous. <br />The vacation of this roadway will allow the airport the ability to extend its north - <br />south runway, and will therefore assist in the development of the adjacent property, <br />Also, this portion of U.S. 20 within the right-of-way to be vacated no longer exists <br />due to the relocation of the highway to the south. <br />(2) The vacation would not make access to the lands of the aggrieved person by rneans of <br />public way difficult or inconvenient. <br />The portion to be vacated does not provide any immediate access to any of the <br />adjoining properties. <br />(3) The vacation would not hinder the public's access to a church, school, or other public <br />building or place. <br />The portion to be vacated does not provide access to any church, school or other <br />public building or place. Access to the airport will be maintained via Lincoln Way <br />and Lexington Avenue I Terminal Drive to the east. <br />SERVING, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. SOUTH BEND, LAKPVILLE. NEW CARLISLE, NORTH LIBERTY, OSCEOLA & PoseLAND <br />Ww . stjos epheountyindiana.conVAF•e ,aplan <br />