Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 09-05-2017
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Office of the City Attorney
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Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of Resolution No. 1044, a Resolution to place in Reserve Status, the section line of Section 2, Township 18 North, Range 14 East, generally located North of Albany Street, one-eighth mile East of Elm Place, City of Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma more particularly described as a tract of land lying in the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of Section Two (2), Township Eighteen (18) North, Range Fourteen (14) East of the Indian meridian, City of Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma and further described as follows: the North 24.75 feet of the West 1248.00 feet of said NE1/4, the above description containing 0.71 acres more or less. Bearings are based on a grid bearing along the North line of the NW1/4 of Section 2, Township 18 North, Range 14 East (N88?42'33"E) based on the Oklahoma State Plane Coordinate System, North Zone, U.S. Survey Feet; and directing staff to file a Petition for Reserve Status with the Tulsa County Commissioners
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Background:
The City of Broken Arrow, in association with the property owners are requesting "Reserve Status" for the statutory right of way along the south section line of Section 2, Township 18 North, Range 14 East. This statutory right of way was designated by the Creek Nation as a section line for the benefit of the public. However, the alignment of the roadway does not presently follow the section line in this area. The section line road (West Albany Street) curves southward after the intersection of Elm place (west of section line) and then curves back north toward 9th Street (east of section line).
The City of Broken Arrow and property owners, First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow, and White Earth, L.L.C. are requesting the Reserve Status so the right of way may be used as part of exist...
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