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Council approves vacating alley rights, rezoning for Chicago Street water plant upgrades

5810516 · September 10, 2025
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The Eleventh District Council on Sept. 8 approved ordinances to vacate unimproved alley rights-of-way adjacent to the Chicago Street Water Treatment Plant and to rezone about 1.9 acres at 700 West Chicago Street from residential to institutional to allow existing and expanded utility operations.

The Eleventh District Council on Sept. 8 voted to vacate unimproved alley public rights-of-way adjacent to the Chicago Street Water Treatment Plant and to rezone the property at 700 West Chicago Street to an institutional zoning classification. The actions were presented as cleanup measures to accommodate planned utility upgrades.

Ben (staff member) told the council the parcel was originally platted as residential lots and that several old alley rights-of-way were never formally vacated. He said the city intends to…

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