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Residents and businesses push back as city prepares Brook Park Road streetscape work; deadline set for property owners
Summary
Property owners along Brook Park Road told the city their work may already meet requirements and said they received no plan diagram; city officials say owners had a public forum and must complete or permit work by April 30 or the city will do the work and assess costs, with a $5,000 deposit required to cover potential street-property damage.
Brooklyn residents and business owners pressed city officials on April 14 over a streetscape project for Brook Park Road, saying they did not receive the detailed plan and asking why the city expected uniform landscaping where semi-truck activity is common. City staff said property owners had multiple notices and a public forum last year, and that owners who do not complete the required street-property work by April 30 will have the work done by the city and be assessed for the cost.
Misty Winkler, the property owner at 10840 Brook Park Road, told council she and her partner had pulled permits in 2022 to resurface their parking lot, apron and sidewalks and had inspections by city staff, but that they did not receive the diagram the city’s letter referenced. “We never received a diagram,” Winkler said at the second public session. She said a city letter asked for a $5,000 cash…
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