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Montebello outlines steps to build Bluff Road fence after decade-long delay
Summary
City staff reported a path forward to replace 8,500 feet of fencing along Bluff Road, but progress depends on recording a survey, negotiating with five private parcel owners and meeting state grant requirements before the city can solicit bids.
Montebello city staff said a state grant will pay up to $935,000 to remove and replace about 8,500 feet of fence along Bluff Road, but the project cannot move to construction until a county-recorded survey confirms right-of-way and the city reaches agreements with five private parcel owners.
City officials told the council that the grant was secured in 2020 and that the Department of Parks and Recreation executed the original contract and later amended the performance period to June 30, 2028. The city’s draft record of survey — intended to show which portions of the roadway are public and where private parcels encroach — was completed in February 2025 and is under review by the Los Angeles County surveyor and recorder.
The record of survey work identified five parcels that overlap the public right-of-way. Public Works…
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