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Council hears update on Main Street property negotiations and railroad right-of-way constraints
Summary
City staff said a prospective buyer has emerged for several Main Street lots but demolition and railroad right-of-way rules complicate a coordinated streetscape project; councilors discussed timing, railroad rebuild triggers and the need to coordinate demolition and public works work.
City Administrator James Fincher and staff briefed the council about negotiations over Main Street properties and constraints posed by the adjacent railroad right-of-way.
Fincher said a prospective regional buyer, identified in the meeting as Aaron McMahon, has agreed to purchase several Main Street lots that are part of a broader revitalization plan. He said the deal would ideally align with a planned streetscape and roadwork project so the city and private parties would "rip it up once and make…
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