Neighbors ask Pleasant Ridge to post rules for state easement after MDOT sale inquiry
Aug 13, 2025
Neighbors urged the city to install posted rules and hold a community meeting after learning MDOT flagged liability concerns about a state-owned easement used as parkland; commissioners said signs are on order and that the MDOT valuation and any purchase offer will be followed by public hearings.
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A resident whose home borders the state-owned easement behind the community center told the commission the city promised rules signs in May but none have appeared, and that the May meeting recording is missing from the city archive. The resident said the parcel’s use affects about 17 households and quoted a state comment that MDOT would not continue to allow the property to be used by the city for liability reasons unless conditions change.
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