ORDINANCE NO. O-25-8

Posted Thursday, June 12, 2025 12:00 am

LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF WARWICK
ORDINANCE NO. O-25-8

APPROVED June 3, 2025
Frank J. Picozzi MAYOR

ORDER ON THE ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF HARPER STREET
JOHN HERRALD, BARBARA HERRALD, KAREN HERRALD, BRUCE MOORE, MARY MOORE, NANCY STOCKARD, & JASON STOCKARD, PETITIONERS

In the matter of the abandonment of a portion of Harper Street described on Exhibit A attached hereto, it appearing that due notice by advertisement and as described below, has been made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6 of Title 24, General Laws 1956 and all amendments and additions thereto, and after giving opportunity to the owners of land abutting upon the hereinafter described portion of Harper Street to speak for or against such abandonment and as to the damage, if any, they shall sustain thereby, and after due consideration thereof, it is hereby

ORDERED

That the portion of Harper Street described on Exhibit A attached hereto be abandoned for the reason that said premises have ceased to be useful to the public as a highway or driftway.
That it is the judgment of the City Council of Warwick that no owner of land abutting on that portion of Harper Street has suffered any damage because of such abandonment, and for this reason the City Council awards no compensation to said abutting owners.
That signs shall be placed at each end of that portion of Harper Street having thereon the words “NOT A PUBLIC HIGHWAY”.
That notice of this order shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in English, and further that personal notice of same shall be served upon every owner of land abutting upon that portion of Harper Street as herein described who is known to reside in this State.
That the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice to be given in accordance with the provisions hereof, and the Highway Department is hereby authorized and directed to erect and place signs referred to herein.
That an Administrative Subdivision of Assessor’s Plat 367, Assessor’s Lots 488 & 491 meeting the standards as set forth in the “Subdivision and Land Development Regulations” as amended, shall be recorded by the interested parties abutting the abandonment, or evidence of abutter’s abandoned interest.
Pursuant to R.I.G.L. 24-6-1 and Sec. 1-13 of the Code of Ordinances, an appraisal of the fair market value of the abandoned roadway was conducted and based upon that appraisal the Petitioners shall pay $52,137 to the City of Warwick.

Entered as an Order of the City Council this 2^nd day of June 2025.