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Mount Vernon planning commission declines to recommend alley vacation over utility-easement concerns
Summary
The Municipal Planning Commission voted Jan. 9 not to recommend that city council vacate a 16-by-150-foot portion of a platted alley north of Kirk Street, citing multiple utility easements and the need to preserve access to a 12-inch sewer main. The petitioner said he had paid a survey fee and plans to present his case to council.
The Mount Vernon Municipal Planning Commission on Jan. 9 voted not to recommend that city council vacate a 16-foot-by-150-foot portion of a platted alley north of Kirk Street between East Street and South McKenzie Street, citing multiple utility easements and a need to preserve access to a 12-inch sewer main.
The item, filed as 2025 MPC 1, would have transferred the alley footprint to adjoining property owners. Applicant Shane Philhart, of 201 Kirk Street, told the commission he and two neighbors maintain the strip and that utilities appear to use a different route now. Philhart said he paid about $900 for a survey to support the petition and that he does not intend to place permanent structures on the area. "I've, pardon my French, pissed away $900," Philhart said…
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