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Upon receipt of a complete application for vacating as described in Section 7-7-3, the Town Clerk shall cause to be published and posted a notice of a hearing upon said application before the Town Council. Notice of a public hearing shall be given not less than five days prior to the hearing by publication of the notice at least once in the official newspaper used for legal publications by the Town. Also, the notice of public hearing shall be given to all adjacent property owners by first class mail. In addition, notice of the public hearing shall be posted a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to the public on the affected property in at least three (3) locations, one at each end and one centrally located on the public easement and/or public right-of-way. The posted notice shall be printed so that the following are visible from a distance of 100 feet:

“Public Hearing, Request for Vacating.” All of the above-described notices shall contain the nature of the request, a legal description of the property to be vacated, the time and place of hearing and a statement that anyone wishing to protest the proposed vacating may do so at the hearing in person or by writing. Upon passage of a resolution of vacating the easement and/or public right-of-way, such vacating shall become final and the Town Clerk shall be authorized to provide any party with a copy of the resolution.