Petition to Layout, Open or Vacate a Public Street or Alley

Petition for Roadway Consideration — Borough of Hollidaysburg, PA

This is a legal petition form used by property owners in the Borough of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, to request action regarding a street or alley. The petition allows residents to formally consent to and support actions such as accepting, taking over, opening, or vacating a roadway.

Purpose of the Form

Property owners who live adjacent to or are affected by a specific street or alley can use this form to:

• Consent to the Borough Council’s action on that roadway.
• Release any future claims for damages related to the action.
• Waive notice of hearings regarding the matter.

Required Information (to be filled in by petitioners)

Petitioners must provide:

• Name of the street or alley being addressed.
• Description of the action requested (e.g., accept, take over, open, vacate).
• Legal description of the property or roadway involved.
• Signatures, printed names, addresses, and dates from all participating property owners.

Structure of the Document

• Page 1: Contains the official header with the Borough’s logo, address (401 Blair Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648), website (www.hollidaysburgpa.org), and contact numbers. It includes the main body of the petition text with blank lines for filling in details, followed by a signature table with columns for NAME, ADDRESS, and DATE.
• Page 2: Continues the signature table with additional blank rows for more signatories.

Key Notes

• The Borough was incorporated in 1836.
• All signatories must be property owners abutting or otherwise affected by the street/alley in question.
• No pre-filled dates or names — this is a blank form ready for public use.

This document serves as an official channel for community input into local infrastructure decisions affecting private property boundaries and public rights-of-way.