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Council adopts Kinsley annexation; city holds first readings for Aspen, Menlo and Laura street right‑of‑way annexations
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance annexing 1035 Kinsley Avenue and a 65‑foot segment of Kinsley Avenue to the city and park district on Oct. 6; staff also presented first readings for city‑initiated right‑of‑way annexations on Aspen/Menlo Loop and Laura Street intended to clear the way for jurisdictional transfer and future capital improvements.
The Springfield City Council on Oct. 6 adopted an ordinance that annexes privately owned property at 1035 Kinsley Avenue (Tax Lot 2500) and an approximately 65‑by‑22.5‑foot segment of Kinsley Avenue into the city and the Willamalane Park and Recreation District, and withdraws that territory from the Willamette Rural Fire Protection District. The annexation was owner‑initiated to allow connection to existing sanitary sewer infrastructure after a failed septic system; the property owner had already paid assessment fees and completed the physical sewer connection prior to the council vote.
Senior staff explained the background: sewer laterals were installed with the Mountainville subdivision and the property’s lateral was available; the annexation is a trailing legal step to complete jurisdictional alignment after the connection. The ordinance passed on first and final reading with a roll‑call vote of five yeses, zero nos.
Separately, planning staff presented two city‑initiated right‑of‑way annexations as first readings only: segments of Aspen Street and Menlo Loop in West Springfield, and a segment of Laura Street in West Central Springfield. Tom Seavers, senior planner, said both proposals are right‑of‑way only (no private property) and are encumbered by the UF‑10 urbanizable fringe overlay; annexation would remove that overlay for the right‑of‑way and facilitate a jurisdictional transfer from Lane County to the city to enable future capital improvements and infrastructure extensions.
Seavers said the annexation applications were initiated by council on June 2, 2025, via Resolution 2025‑15 and that staff had received one letter of opposition from a Menlo Loop property owner who believed the city intended to annex private property; Seavers clarified the application covers only public right‑of‑way. He said an intergovernmental agreement with Lane County is in place to mitigate fiscal impacts related to the transfer.
Because both Aspen/Menlo and Laura readings were first readings, no council votes occurred on those items; the second readings are scheduled for Oct. 20. Councilors commented that the Aspen/Menlo right‑of‑way had long needed improved maintenance and that the transfer would allow the city to undertake repairs near an elementary school.
