Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Becky Lynn State Representative 105 S. Third Street Heber Springs, Arkansas 72543
Dear Representative Lynn:
This is in response to your request, on behalf of the Mayor of Quitman, for an opinion on the following three questions:
1. If the city street is shown as a city street on the city plat, but has never been used as a city street, can this street be vacated or abandoned by the Mayor and City Council? If the street can be abandoned, what procedure needs to be followed?
2. Can a city street that has never been used as a city street be narrowed from a 60' street to a 50' street, by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Delony v. RuckerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
- Mount Olive Water Ass'n v. City of FayettevilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- McSwain v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- City of Magnolia v. BurtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1948
- Little Rock v. GallowaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924