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Council grants waiver for Fortuna Avenue frontage improvements; city retains right‑of‑way
Summary
The Moscow City Council approved a developer request to waive required frontage improvements along an unimproved section of Fortuna Avenue, releasing the property owner from the construction obligation but leaving the public right‑of‑way intact and city‑funded buildout possible in the future.
Moscow City — Moscow City Council on April 21 approved a waiver request that releases a property owner from the city’s usual requirement to construct frontage improvements along an unimproved section of Fortuna Avenue near Mountain View Road.
Bob Veil, a city staff member who presented the application, said the unimproved Fortuna segment sits on a steep slope with a roughly 14‑foot elevation difference at the most extreme point and that building a collector‑standard street within the existing 60‑foot right‑of‑way would likely require retaining walls or additional slope easements. Staff updated a 2011 cost estimate and said construction of the full Fortuna segment from Ponderosa to Mountain View…
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