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Council orders feasibility study after petition from Eightieth Street residents; reconstruction could be in 2026 CIP
Summary
The City of Victoria accepted a petition from Eightieth Street property owners and approved a resolution to prepare a feasibility report for street reconstruction and possible water extension; the project is currently scheduled in the capital improvement plan for 2026 and will return to council after neighborhood outreach and a public hearing.
City Engineer Kara Garen told the Victoria City Council that staff received a petition from property owners requesting reconstruction of Eightieth Street and asked the council to order a feasibility study.
Garen said the petition was signed by seven of the 10 property owners on Eightieth Street; one adjacent parcel is owned by Holy Family. She told the council the street was paved by neighborhood action in the 1990s over a previously gravel surface and does not meet current city structural standards, lacks curb and gutter and has no storm sewer system. "The pavement is in pretty poor condition," Garen said, and the observed failures indicate subgrade issues that require full reconstruction to current city…
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