Committee sends Leland/Marion right‑of‑way vacation to full council with favorable recommendation

The Public Works and Property Vacation Committee voted to forward Bill 49‑25 to the committee of the whole with a favorable recommendation after a presentation from city staff about a right‑of‑way vacation at the Leland/Marion/Lincoln Way intersection.

Chris Dressel, department of community investment, gave the presentation and said the petition would align recorded right‑of‑way with the current physical curb and pavement: "the prior alignments, obviously, once the curbs were changed and the pavement area was changed, no longer matched up with what had been there previously." He described the request as part of a larger tax‑credit housing effort by Advance Development Corporation and said the vacation would tidy the division between private lots, sidewalks and pavement.

The committee asked no substantive questions during the presentation. The public hearing drew no speakers for or against the bill. A motion was made and, in a roll‑call vote, Council member Warner, Dr. Davis, citizen member Carl Latrell, Committee Vice Chair Goodman Rogers and Committee Chair Ms. Goskey all voted aye.

The committee's action sends Bill 49‑25 to the committee of the whole with a favorable recommendation. The committee record shows no conditions or amendments attached to that favorable recommendation.

Background: Committee materials and staff presentations state the vacation would remove recorded right‑of‑way that no longer corresponds to the as‑built roadway and curb configuration in the area, and staff tied the vacation to potential build‑out related to a tax‑credit project in the West Side area. The city did not report any objections from utilities or public‑works staff during the hearing.

The committee chair closed the item after the vote and moved on to other agenda items.