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Committee declares OINs 7234B/C/D excess, directs staff to offer parcels to adjacent homeowners; residents press for first opportunity
Summary
The Technical Committee declared three parcels (OINs 7234B, C and D) excess and directed staff to follow the excess‑land policy by first contacting adjacent landowners; public commenters said many adjacent homeowners already maintain the corridor and asked for the chance to buy the land, while staff noted soil contamination remediation plans.
The Diversion Authority Technical Committee voted to declare three railroad‑corridor parcels — OINs 7234B, 7234C and 7234D — excess and directed staff to follow the authority’s excess‑land policy, first offering the parcels to adjacent landowners and then returning to the committee with the results.
Director Benson (identified in the meeting as the Diversion Authority director) summarized a recent local homeowners meeting and said about a dozen to 20 residents attended to express interest in acquiring the parcels adjacent to their properties. “A common theme was there was interest,” Benson said, describing homeowners who said they had long maintained the land next to the railroad tracks.
Benson told the committee staff cautioned residents that a sale to a subset of owners could create…
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