The Aberdeen City Council voted to rescind Resolution 25-09-02R and adopted a replacement resolution that removes funding for a two-way Main Street conversion and places $500,000 in the capital improvement plan with $200,000 specifically identified for manhole rehabilitation.
The action came during a packed meeting where council members and residents debated whether to proceed with a public referendum or let the council reverse its prior decision. Councilmember Dave, who had supported the two-way plan earlier, said he would vote to reverse that decision to avoid a divisive public vote: "I think Aberdeen as a whole needs to focus on big things... I don't want to go through a public vote process that might make feelings hurt and tear our community apart."
City legal staff told the council the body has statutory authority to rescind prior actions and that no contracts or expenditures had been committed, so repeal was legally permissible. After a motion and second, the council first voted to rescind 25-09-02R; roll call on rescission showed unanimous support. The council then considered a replacement resolution (25-10-01R) as printed, and later adopted an amendment to designate $200,000 for manhole rehabilitation and $300,000 as undesignated for streets and bridges while explicitly keeping Main Street configured as one-way northbound. Councilmember Johnson, who organized petition activity opposing the two-way conversion, praised the grassroots effort and the council's response: "This was democracy at work... those signatures represent perhaps 10% of the registered Aberdeen voters."
Discussion vs. decision: The transcript shows extended discussion from multiple council members explaining the reasons for reversing the prior vote (concern about community division, public engagement and petitions, and prioritization of infrastructure). The council took two formal actions: a motion to rescind the earlier resolution and a separate vote to adopt the replacement resolution as amended. The official result was adoption of the replacement; the council recorded unanimous aye votes on both actions.
The council chair summarized the outcome for the public: "The two-way Main Street is completed, done, and buried, and it has been replaced with a $200,000 rehabilitation for our manhole covers." The approved change fills the identified hole in the city's capital improvement plan and directs the specified funds to manhole rehabilitation.
Ending: The council closed the item and moved on to other agenda business after thanking those who attended and participated in debate.