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Potter Street right-of-way in Oakton Park vacated to the Park District

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The City Council approved by omnibus vote the vacation of the Potter Street right-of-way from the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to Oakton Street, inside Oakton Park. The attached draft ordinance provides that title passes to the Park Ridge Park District as owner of the adjacent parcels, with a public utility easement kept for a water main. The Committee of the Whole had approved it 6–0; the consent agenda carried 6–0.

Documented status: Approved (recorded), Aug 18 2025. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.

What changed, and when did it take effect?

  1. · Committee recommendation · Reported by staff

    Committee of the Whole approves the vacation

    Other date: Aug 4 2025. Item COW: the motion carried (6 to 0).

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve the street vacation of Potter Street Right-of-Way from Union Pacific Railroad Tracks to Oakton Street (Memorandum), City Council, Aug 18 2025. Open the quote and source.

  2. · Approved · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves the street vacation

    Meeting date: Aug 18 2025. Item VI: the motion carried (6 to 0, 1 absent).

    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-08-18, City Council, Aug 18 2025. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-08-18, City Council, Aug 18 2025. Open the quote and source.

What was requested, recommended, approved, contracted, reported paid and completed?

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Contracts, payments and completion

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Which parcels, agencies, businesses and projects are explicitly connected?

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No explicit connection is published for this item.

What remains unresolved?

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Open questions

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What does the evidence suggest, and what would change it?

No conflicting records are published for this item.

Official source records

  1. Approve the street vacation of Potter Street Right-of-Way from Union Pacific Railroad Tracks to Oakton Street (Memorandum)

    City Council, Aug 18 2025

  2. City Council minutes, 2025-08-18

    City Council, Aug 18 2025

Editions and corrections

Each published change is a new edition. Corrections say what changed and why.

  1. Edition 2(current)

    Edition 2: 2 revised.

  2. Edition 1Read this edition

    First edition.

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Suggested citation: GroundSignal, “Potter Street right-of-way in Oakton Park vacated to the Park District,” sources reviewed 2026-09-25, source records listed on this page.

Initial permanent evidence page published September 10, 2026. Follow the dated evidence above for later additions and changes. A source-check date alone does not establish a government action or project outcome.