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Council continues contentious Ninth Street vacation debate after mayor and manager call road still public
Summary
The Roswell City Council paused action on a petition to vacate part of East Ninth Street after city staff presented a written determination that the street still serves a municipal purpose and after the petitioner's appraisal and traffic evidence drew close scrutiny.
The Roswell City Council on May 8 heard extended testimony and documentary evidence in a public hearing on a petition (VAC-25-007) to vacate a 60-foot portion of East Ninth Street and adjacent alleys to enable infill development for an auto dealership. The hearing produced competing traffic counts, an appraisal paid for by the petitioner and a written determination from the mayor and city manager that the right of way “still has a municipal purpose and public use.”
“The mayor, the city manager, determined and concur together that the land petition for vacation in case VAC-25-007 still has a municipal purpose and public use,” read the city’s legal representative while presenting the administration’s written finding. The city’s statement also cited traffic counts and emphasized the public’s right to use city streets.
Applicant materials and evidence
The petitioner provided a traffic study counting an average of about 250 vehicles per weekday on the Ninth Street segment in question and said about 88% of that traffic was attributable to their own operations. Engineer Scott Higgs, representing the…
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