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Council denies proposal to close Willow Street right of way after contested hearing
Summary
Raleigh City Council voted 5–3 to deny a petition to close Willow Street (STC-012025). Supporters cited school safety and municipal cost savings; the adjacent property owner opposed, saying closure would remove their only safe access and impose driveway costs.
Raleigh City Council on Sept. 2 denied a petition to close Willow Street (STC‑012025), voting 5–3 to reject the proposal after a contested public hearing. Supporters, including Ryan Reed, the owner of 701 Edmond Street, told council the street no longer serves a public function after Conn Elementary’s campus changes and Wake County Schools signed the petition supporting closure. Reed argued closing the roughly 0.16‑acre right of way would improve school safety, reduce municipal maintenance costs and not deprive neighbors of reasonable access because adjacent owners would receive 22 feet of land each. The applicant’s staff presentation by…
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