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NEMETH, FEENEY, MASTERS & CAMPITI, P.C. <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />Department of Engineering <br />July 1, 2013 <br />Page Two <br />north portion of the street/alley as a through street by vehicles exposes pedestrians traveling to and from <br />the Library buildings to danger from traffic. The vacation is requested out of concern for the safety of <br />pedestrians using the parking lots and Library buildings. <br />No adjacent property owner will be adversely affected by vacating the street/alley. The St. <br />Joseph County Public Library land and buildings adjacent to the street/alley, on both the east and west <br />sides. The City of South Bend owns land adiacent to the street /alley and agrees with the proposed <br />vacation of the north one -half (%2) of the alley (see attached email correspondence). <br />The alley cannot be used as a through street for access to properties to the north or south of the <br />proposed vacated street/alley. The alley to the north of Wayne Street, east of and adjacent to the United <br />States District Court Building, bounded by Jefferson Boulevard to the north, has been vacated and is <br />closed to through traffic. The alley to the south of Western Avenue,, east of and adjacent to the United <br />States Bankruptcy Court Building, bounded by Monroe Street on the south, has been vacated and is <br />closed to through traffic. <br />All utility easement rights within the vacated street/alley will be maintained unless the rights are <br />released by the utilities. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />J ers <br />nty Public Library <br />JAM/st <br />cc: Donald J. Napoli, Library Director <br />Debra D. Futa, Assistant Director <br />Nancy Korpal, Financial Services Administrator <br />David Woodcox, Building Services <br />