NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

HOUGHTON CITY COUNCIL

RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO VACATE PORTIONS OF HUBBELL STREET, COLLEGE AVENUE, OAK STREET AND ATTACHED ALLEYS

 THE HOUGHTON CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AT 5:30 p.m. ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026, IN THE CITY CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 616 SHELDEN AVENUE

CITY OF HOUGHTON, Resolution 2026-2004

RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO VACATE PORTIONS OF HUBBELL STREET,

 COLLEGE AVENUE, OAK STREET AND ATTACHED ALLEYS

The following resolution was offered by Needham and supported by Cole.

WHEREAS, a petition for abandonment, decertification and vacation of portions of Hubbell Street, College Avenue, Oak Street and attached alleys described as follows:

College Avenue, Hubbell Street, and Alley

PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATIONS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF HOUGHTON, COUNTY OF HOUGHTON, STATE OF MICHIGAN, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

THAT PORTION OF THE COLLEGE AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY, BEING PART OF GOVERNMENT LOT 7 OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 55 NORTH, RANGE 33 WEST, AND THAT PORTION OF THE HUBBELL STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY, BEING PART OF HIGHLAND PLACE, JAY A. HUBBELL’S AND FLORENCE E. HUBBELL’S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF HOUGHTON (NOW CITY), ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCING AT THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 31; THEN S89°16’39″E 634.64 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF COLLEGE AVENUE AND BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THEN S69°01’13″E ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY, 92.73 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HUBBELL STREET; THEN S07°25’09″W ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY, 380.13 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HIGHWAY US-41; THEN N68°56’50″W ALONG SAID HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY, 61.74 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HUBBELL STREET; THEN N07°25’09″E ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY, 312.25 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF COLLEGE AVENUE; THEN N69°01’13″W ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY, 46.91 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1, BLOCK 2 OF SAID PLAT; THEN N20°58’47″E 66 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND CONTAINING 25,373 SQUARE FEET OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.

AND

ALL THAT PART OF A 20 FEET WIDE ALLEY, SITUATED IN BLOCK 2, HIGHLAND PLACE, JAY A. HUBBELL’S AND FLORENCE E. HUBBELL’S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF HOUGHTON (NOW CITY), ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, AND CONTAINING 5,045 SQUARE FEET OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.

College Avenue, Oak Street, and Alley

PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATIONS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF HOUGHTON, COUNTY OF HOUGHTON, STATE OF MICHIGAN, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

THAT PORTION OF THE COLLEGE AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY, BEING PART OF GOVERNMENT LOT 6 OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 55 NORTH, RANGE 33 WEST, DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 13, BLOCK 1, PARK ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF HOUGHTON (NOW CITY), ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF; THEN WESTERLY TO THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF OAK STREET, AND CONTAINING 13,175 SQUARE FEET OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.

AND

THAT PORTION OF THE OAK STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY (50 FEET WIDE) SITUATED IN PARK ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF HOUGHTON (NOW CITY), ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF COLLEGE AVENUE; THEN SOUTHERLY TO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HIGHWAY US-41, AND CONTAINING 10,679 SQUARE FEET OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.

AND

THAT PORTION OF A 18 FEET WIDE ALLEY SITUATED IN BLOCK 1, PARK ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF HOUGHTON (NOW CITY), ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 13 OF SAID BLOCK 1; THEN WESTERLY TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF OAK STREET, AND CONTAINING 2,699 SQUARE FEET OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.

WHEREAS, these portions of former city streets were absorbed into the Michigan Technological University campus as a result of the construction of Townsend Drive and campus expansion in the past and;

WHEREAS, the streets are being abandoned/vacated for the good of public interest to reduce maintenance obligations for underutilized city roads and accommodating new development on the Michigan Technological University campus.

NOW, THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED, that the Houghton City Council has determined to proceed with an abandonment, decertification and vacation of portions of Hubbell Street, College Avenue, Oak Steet and connected alleys pursuant to the City charter and the City code; and that a Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. on the proposed abandonment, decertification and vacation of portions of Hubbell Street, College Avenue, Oak Street, and connected alleys, and that the City Clerk will publish a notice of public hearing two (2) successive weeks prior to the public hearing relative to the proposed abandonment, decertification and vacation of Hubbell Street, College Avenue, Oak Street, and connected alleys and will notify all adjacent land owners prior to the public hearing.

Yes: 6

No: 0

Absent: 0

Abstain: 0

Resolution was adopted on the 8th day of April 2026.

CERTIFIED

Amy Zawada, Clerk