LEGAL NOTICE
Legal notice is given to all resident and non resident
owners of lots and land in the City of Toledo, Lucas County Ohio,
that on the 16th day of December, 2025, the Council of the City of
Toledo passed Ordinance No. 559-25 declaring it necessary to
improve all of the streets, alleys and public ways having street
lights and located in the City but outside of the following
described area of the City (being generally the streets, alleys and
public ways having street lights and located outside the Downtown
Area of the City) by providing street lighting during calendar year
2026:
Beginning at a point of intersection of the Northeasterly
line of Washington Street and the Northwesterly line of Lot 553 in
the Record Plat of “Port Lawrence” in the City of
Toledo; thence Northeasterly along the Northwesterly line of Lots
553, 552, 551, 550, 549, 548, 547, 546, 545, 544 and 543 in
“Port Lawrence” and continuing along the Northwesterly
line of Lots 1463 through 1475 in “Vistula Division” a
plat of Record in the City of Toledo to the Southwesterly right of
way line of Jackson Street; thence Southeasterly along the
Southwesterly right of way line of Jackson Street to a point of
intersection of the North¬westerly right of way line of
Michigan Street; thence Northerly along the West right of way line
of Canton Street to a point of intersection of the South line of
Lot 6 in the Subdivision of Lots 1476, 1477, 1478 and 1502 in
“Vistula Division”; thence Northeasterly to the
Southwest Corner of Lot 1 in the Subdivision of Lots 1476, 1477,
1478 and 1502 in “Vistula Division”; thence North along
the East right of way line of Canton Street to a point of
inter¬section with the South right of way line of Shepard
Street; thence East along the South right of way line of Shepard
Street to a point of intersection with the Southerly extension of
the West line of Lot 250 in Woodruffs Addition”; thence North
along the said Southerly Extension of the West line of Lot 250 and
continuing along the said West line of Lots 250 and 249 in
“Woodruffs Addition” to the Northwest corner of said
Lot 249; thence Northeast to the Southwest corner of Lot 248 in
“Woodruffs Addition”; thence North along the West line
of Lots 248 and 247 in “Woodruffs Addition” to the said
Northwest corner of Lot 247; thence Northeast to the Southwest
corner of Lot 220 in “Woodruffs Addition”; thence North
along the West line of Lots 220 and 219 in “Woodruffs
Addition” to the Northwest corner of said Lot 219; thence
East along the North line of said Lot 219 in “Woodruffs
Addition” to a point of intersection with the Southerly
Extension of the West line of Lot 218 in “Wood¬ruff
Addition”; thence North along the Southerly extension of the
West line of Lot 218 and continuing North along the West line of
Lots 218 and 217 in “Woodruffs Addition”; thence East
along the North line of Lot 217 in “Woodruffs Addition”
to a point of intersection with the Southerly Extension of the West
line of Lot 181 in “Woodruffs Addition”; thence North
along the Southerly Extension of the West line of Lot 181 and
continuing North along the West line of Lots 181 and 180 in
“Woodruffs Addition” to the Northwest corner of said
Lot 180 in “Woodruffs Addition”; thence East along the
North line of said Lot 180 to a point of intersection with the
Southerly Extension of the West line of Lot 179 in “Woodruffs
Addition”; thence North along the Southerly extension of the
West line of said Lot 179 and continuing North along the West line
of Lots 179 and 262 in “Woodruffs Addition” to the
Northwest corner of said Lot 262; thence East along the North line
of Lot 262 in “Woodruffs Addition’ to a point of
intersection with the Southerly Extension of the West line of Lot
141 in “Wood-ruffs Addition”; thence North along the
Southerly Extension of the said West line of Lot 141 and continuing
North along said West line of Lot 141 in “Woodruffs
Addition” to the Northwest corner of said Lot 141 in
“Woodruffs Addition”; thence East along the North line
of Lot 141 in “Woodruffs Addition” to the Northeast
Corner of said Lot 141; thence Northeasterly to the Northwest
Corner of Lot 1 in the Subdivision of Lot 1120 in “Vistula
Division”; thence Northeasterly along the Northwest line of
Lot 1 in the Subdivision of Lot 1120 in “Vistula
Division” to the North¬easterly corner of said Lot 1;
thence Southeasterly along the Northeasterly line of Lot 1 in the
Subdivision of Lot 1120 in “Vistula Division” to the
Southeasterly corner of said Lot 1; thence Southeasterly to the
monumented inter¬section of Cherry Street and Champlain Street;
thence Northeasterly along a straight line to a point of
inter¬section with the Northwesterly line of Lot 1083 in
“Vistula Division,” at a point 107.5 feet Northeasterly
of the original Northwest corner of said Lot 1083, as measured
along said Northwesterly line of Lot 1083 in “Vistula
Division”; thence Northeasterly along the said
Northwest¬erly line of Lot 1083 in “Vistula
Division” to the Northeast corner of said Lot 1083; thence
Southeasterly along the Northeasterly line of said Lot 1083 to the
Southeast Corner of said Lot 1083 in “Vistula Division;
thence Southwesterly along the Southeasterly line of Lot 1083 in
“Vistula Division” to the Northeasterly corner of Lot
983 in “Vistula Division”; thence Southeasterly along
the Northeasterly line of said Lot 983 to the Southeast corner of
said Lot 983 in “Vistula Division”; then Southeasterly
to the Northeasterly corner of Lot 1 in the Subdivision of Lots
873, 874 and 875 in “Vistula Division”; thence
Southeasterly along the Northeasterly line of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
and 6 in the Subdivision of Lots 873, 874 and 875 in “Vistula
Division” to the Southeast Corner of Lot 6 in the Subdivision
of Lots 873, 874 and 875 in “Vistula Division”; thence
Southeasterly to the Northeast Corner of Lot 871 in “Vistula
Division”; thence Southeasterly along a straight line to the
Southeast corner of Lot 615 in “Vistula Division”;
thence Southeasterly to the Northeasterly corner of Lot 1 in the
Subdivision of Lots 505 and 506 in “Vistula Division”;
thence Southeasterly along the Northeasterly line of Lots 1, 2, 3,
4, and 5 in the Subdivision of Lots 505 and 506 in “Vistula
Division” to the Southeast corner of said Lot 5; thence
Southeasterly to the Northeasterly corner of Lot 8 in the
Subdivision of Lots 487 and 488 in “Vistula Division”;
thence South¬easterly along the Northeasterly line of Lots 8,
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 in the Subdivision of Lots 487 and 488 in
“Vistula Division” to the Southeast corner of Lot 1 in
the Subdivision of Lots 487 and 488 in “Vistula Division;
thence Southeasterly to the Northeasterly corner of Lot 378 in
“Vistula Division”; thence Southeasterly along a
straight line to the Northeast Corner of Lot 354 in Vistula
Division”; thence Northeasterly along a straight line to the
Northeast corner of Lot 345 In “Vistula Division”;
thence Southeasterly along a straight line to the Southeast corner
of Lot 62 in “Vistula Division”; thence Southwesterly
along the Southeasterly line of Lots 62, 61, 60, 59 and 58 in
“Vistula Division” to the Southwest corner of Lot 58 in
“Vistula Division”; thence Southwesterly to the
Southeast corner of Lot 47 in “Vistula Division”;
thence Southwesterly to the Southeasterly corner of Lot 39 in
“Vistula Division” thence Southeasterly along the
North¬easterly line of Lots 38, 37, 36, 35 and 999 in
“Vistula Division” to the Southeast corner of said Lot
999 in “Vistula Division”; thence Southwesterly to the
Southeast corner of Lot 1 in the Record Plat of
“Seagate”; thence Southwesterly along the Southeasterly
line of Lots 1, 2 and 3 in “Seagate” and continuing
along a straight line South¬easterly to the Southwesterly line
of Lot 379 in “Vistula Division”; thence Northwesterly
along the Northeasterly right of way line of Monroe Street to its
intersection with the Southeasterly right of way line of Summit
Street; thence Southwesterly along the Southeasterly right of way
line of Summit Street to its intersection with the South¬west
right of way line of Monroe Street; thence Southeast¬erly along
the Southwesterly right of way line of Monroe Street to the
Northwesterly line of Swan Creek; thence Southwesterly along the
Northwesterly line of Swan Creek to its intersection with the
Northeasterly right of way line of Washington Street; thence
Northwesterly along the Northeasterly right-of-way line of
Washington Street to the point of beginning.
Excepting therefrom dedicated Public Rights of Ways
Northwest of the Northwest rights of way of Michigan Street, Canton
Street and Spielbusch Avenue, also excepting therefrom that part of
dedicated public rights of way, Northeast of the Northeast right of
way line of Cherry Street, also that part of Jefferson Avenue
Southeast of the Southeast right of way line of Summit Street
(exception includes street and alley rights of way).
The ordinance approves the plans, specifications, estimate
of cost, profiles and schedules for the improvement, which were
prepared by the Director of Public Utilities and are now on file in
the office of the Clerk of Council, and provides that $3,729,599 of
the cost of the improvement shall be assessed in proportion to the
benefits derived from the street lighting upon the lots and lands
bounding and abutting on the streets, alleys and public ways
described above. The special assessments for the improvement shall
be paid in one annual installment (two semi annual installments),
with interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at the same
rate as shall be borne by the notes issued in anticipation of the
collection of all of the unpaid assessments, at the same time and
in the same manner as ad valorem property taxes; provided that the
owner of any property assessed may pay the special assessment in
cash within 30 days after the passage of the assessing ordinance in
2027.
The estimated special assessments for the improvement are
now on file in the office of the Clerk of Council and available for
inspection by any interested person.
Objections to the special assessments may be filed in
writing in the office of the Clerk of Council on or before January
31, 2026.
By order of the Council of the City of Toledo.
Julie Gibbons, Esq.
Clerk of Council
City of Toledo, Ohio
One Government Center Suite 2140
Toledo, Ohio 43604
#672864
As published in The Blade.