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Committee authorizes engineer to begin discontinuance process for Davis Court and part of First Street
Summary
The Infrastructure Committee authorized the city engineer to start the process to discontinue Davis Court and a portion of First Street to accommodate property consolidation by a nearby buyer; the committee noted a potential conflict for Councilor Fournier, who left the room.
The Infrastructure Committee authorized the city engineer to begin the formal process to discontinue Davis Court and a portion of First Street, allowing staff to hold required public meetings and prepare an engineer's report.
Jefferson Davis, city engineer, presented a map showing Davis Court off Main Street near Railroad Street. He said all of Davis Court is proposed for discontinuance and a portion of First Street abutting Davis Court would be considered. Davis said the action initiates the statutory process: staff will hold a public meeting for abutters, prepare an engineer's report and return to the committee with findings.
Davis said certain utilities will be abandoned as part of the process and that the Y (the property buyer) has purchased surrounding property. Committee members noted Councilor Fournier had a predetermined conflict and left the room for the item. The committee moved and seconded the recommendation and approved it; the transcript records approval but provides no roll‑call tally.
The transcript included an erroneous length figure during presentation; staff did not provide a verified linear distance for the portion of First Street under consideration. The committee action authorized staff to begin the discontinuance process; any conveyance or final disposition will return to committee and council for formal approval following required public notices and reports.
