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ORDINANCE NO. 94 .'j . � . • BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS AN ORDINANCE REDISTRICTING WARDS FOR THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City of Batesville has the authority to redistrict the Wards within the City upon a determination that the people can best be served by changing ward boundaries to equalize the populations in the various wards pursuant to Ark. Code Ann Section 14-43-311; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the pattern of population growth and annexation within the City of Batesville has created a need to redistrict the wards to equalize the population and future population growth; NOW BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED, that the four (4 ) wards within the City of Batesville are hereby modified with the boundary lines as set out herein, as follows: WARD 1: Ward 1 will be comprised of all of that land within the City of Batesville lying east of the center line of St. Louis Street/Batesville Boulevard and lying south of the center line of Harrison Street/Highway 69 . WARD 2: Ward 2 shall consist of all of that land within the City of Batesville lying north of the center line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right of way and east of Polk Bayou; all of that land lying southeast of Polk Bayou and west of the center line of St. Louis Street/Highway 167 North; and all of that land lying east of the center line of St. Louis Street/Highway 167 North also lying North of the center line of Porter Street and lying west of the center line of 22nd Street as that center line would extend due north to the City limits. WARD 3: Ward 3 shall be comprised of all of that land within the City limits of Batesville, Arkansas lying north and west of Polk Bayou.