Otsego schedules closed March 24 meeting to review offers on two trail easements

The City of Otsego City Council voted Tuesday to call a closed special meeting on March 24, 2025, at 6 p.m. so councilors can review offers on trail easements for two projects in the city. The request was made by city staff during the council's regular March 10 meeting.

"Council, staff would request a special meeting on 03/24/2025, open to time, either 05:30 or 6PM should accommodate the intended agenda items, which, the council will be asked to explore some offers on trail easements for 2 projects in the city," a staff member told the council. When asked whether the meeting would be closed, the staff member replied, "Mayor, yes. It would."

The council approved the special meeting by voice vote on a motion by Jessica, seconded by Corey. Earlier in the March 10 meeting, the council also approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda on separate voice votes (motions by Ryan; seconds noted in the record). No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript; each motion was adopted after the mayor called for "aye" votes.

City staff said the March 24 meeting will focus on exploring offers related to two distinct trail-easement projects; no final decisions or easement approvals were recorded at the March 10 meeting. The council did not discuss details of the proposed easement offers during the March 10 meeting, only the need to schedule a closed session to review them.

Next steps recorded on the transcript: staff will formally call the closed special meeting for 6 p.m. on March 24, 2025, and the council will meet to consider the offers. The council did not set a public hearing or disclose the property owners or offer amounts in the March 10 record.