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Council approves street vacation, right-of-way dedication tied to Louis Dreyfus replat
Summary
The council approved an ordinance vacating a small unused portion of East Eighth Street and accepted right-of-way dedication along Knott Street as part of a multi-tract replat requested by Louis Dreyfus Company; staff noted easements to preserve the city’s underground utilities.
Neil Weems, Plainview’s director of public works, told the council on June 24 that the city recommended approving a replat and related street actions requested by the Louis Dreyfus Company to consolidate multiple parcels and correct historical encroachments.
Weems said the overall replat covers approximately 20.43 acres and will create Tract G (4.95 acres) and Tract F (14.92 acres). As part of the platting process, the city considered vacating an unused portion of East Eighth Street — an area Weems described as approximately 12.7 feet wide by 204 feet with an adjoining 75-by-107-foot area — that has been behind an existing fence and not maintained or used by the city. Staff recommended approval while retaining a blanket easement for the city to maintain underground utilities.
Weems told council the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval on May 22 and that the request was initiated by the property owner to consolidate 11 parcels; he said the change does not deprive the city of utility access because the replat preserves utility maintenance rights. Councilmember Garcia moved the ordinance to vacate the street segment and Councilmember Rodriguez seconded; the mayor’s clerk announced the vote as recorded on the meeting (“we have a vote of 7 4”) and the ordinance passed.
Council then considered a separate resolution (R25‑666) to accept the right-of-way dedication for a roadway identified in the presentation as Knott Street, a strip approximately 837 feet long with widths varying from about 38.59 feet to 64.42 feet. Weems said the city has been maintaining that stretch for many years although it had not previously been formally dedicated; Planning and Zoning recommended the dedication on May 22 and staff recommended council accept it. Councilmember House moved to accept resolution R25‑666 and Councilmember Dickerson seconded; the motion passed as announced by the clerk.
Weems characterized the actions as administrative cleanups that make property plats uniform and facilitate the owner’s consolidation; he noted the requests were initiated by the Louis Dreyfus Company. Weems and councilmembers clarified that the city is not transferring new rights beyond what the owner already holds, and that the city retains utility easements where needed.
Both items were approved by council. No public comments were offered during the hearings.
