Vacate - 40 Feet Right of Way of Lathrop St Northeast corner of Section 32 Township 38 N Range 2

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CITY of SOUTH BEND ROGER O. PARENT, Mayor COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND. INDIANA 46601 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS December 15, 1981 219/284 -9412 John E. Leszczynski, President Richard L. Hill Joseph E. Kernan Common Council County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Dear Council Members: In accordance with Ordinance No. 6976 -81, the following recommendation is being submitted to the Common Council concerning the petition to vacate a portion of Lathrop Street filed by the St. Joseph County Airport Authority. Favorable comments have been received by the Board from the Engineering Department, Area Plan Commission and Community Development Department. In response to concerns raised by the Engineering Department regarding a turn - around area at the west end of Lathrop Street, the Airport Authority agreed to construct a cul -de -sac on Lathrop immediately west of the joint entrance to the Airport Safety /Maintenance Complex and the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower to be used by the public traveling westbound on Lathrop who are not aware Lathrop has been closed. Fire Chief Timothy Brassell, although not objecting to the proposed vacation, also expressed concern about fire safety in the area west of the airport property. Following a meeting with airport officials, it was determined that response and access to that area with the vacation of Lathrop Street would be adequate. A public hearing was held by the Board concerning the proposed vacation, at which time the objection of Gene and Dale Matthews, owners of property at the north- east corner of Butternut Road and Lathrop Street, was received and filed. A copy of their objection to the vacation and the excerpts of minutes from the Board meetings are enclosed for your information.