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Trustees open discussion on vacating alley north of Capital Street; direct staff to continue outreach
Summary
Town staff and trustees debated whether to vacate a 25-foot alley north of Capital Street between Second and Third streets at the request of a church developer. No vacation decision was made; trustees asked staff to keep working with the church and neighbors and to preserve pedestrian access and ditch easement provisions.
Carbondale trustees spent the meeting reviewing a developer request to vacate a paper alley north of Capital Street that runs parallel to Silvers Avenue between Second and Third streets, but did not decide to abandon the right-of-way.
Town planner Kevin (last name not specified in the transcript) told the board the alley appears on a 1970 plat but “has never been developed as an alley,” and he called it “a dead end” that currently serves little public function. Developer representatives said the church that owns adjacent parcels is studying redevelopment options and needs clarity on whether the alley would remain dedicated public right-of-way.
The discussion centered on three practical options staff laid out: keep the alley as currently dedicated, retain the town’s portion and extend it in the future, or vacate the recorded alley and allocate the land to…
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