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Petitioners seek sale and abandonment of alley easement next to 5115 Locust; public hearing set for Nov. 3
Summary
Property owners asked the City of Bellaire to sell and abandon a 12.5-foot half of a north–south alley easement adjoining 5115 Locust Street. City staff says no utilities are located in the easement; appraisal is $106,007.50 and the petitioners offered to pay half. Final council action is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2025.
A petition to sell and abandon a half-width alley easement abutting 5115 Locust Street (Lot 8, Block 37) was presented in a public hearing at the Bellaire City Council meeting on Oct. 20, 2025.
Travis Tanner, Bellaire’s director of development services, told the council the city received the petition in May and that an appraisal put the easement value at $106,007.50. The petitioners offered to pay half the appraised value — $53,375 — which matches prior practice in similar cases where the city accepted half of an…
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