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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?
· 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.
· 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.
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Official source records
- Approve the street vacation of Potter Street Right-of-Way from Union Pacific Railroad Tracks to Oakton Street (Memorandum)
City Council, Aug 18 2025
- City Council minutes, 2025-08-18
City Council, Aug 18 2025
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