Munhall resident says landslide and decades‑long dispute raise questions about whether Kirk Street lane is public or private

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At the March 18 Munhall Borough Council meeting, resident Heather Michaels urged officials to resolve whether the lane in front of her home on Kirk Street is a private easement or a borough road after a landslide and repeated parking disputes; the borough solicitor said he will research deeds and consult the engineer and public works director.

Heather Michaels, a long‑time Kirk Street resident, told Munhall Borough Council on March 18 that a landslide and ongoing parking disputes have left her and her family uncertain whether the narrow lane in front of their home at 1046 Kirk Street is private property or a borough road.

Michaels said she and her husband paid for a boundary survey when they bought the house in February 2002 and that the survey, and subsequent county records she has, show the lane in front of her house is on her parcel. She said neighbors and past borough officials had previously told her the lane was private and that residents maintained the surface, including adding gravel out of pocket. Michaels said the confusion resurfaced after recent work, a later grant project and a landslide above the lane.

“I just don’t wanna lose my land,” Michaels…

Munhall resident says landslide and decades‑long dispute raise questions about whether Kirk Street lane is public or private

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