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Council accepts $40,000 in lieu of immediate railroad crossing work for AVA Hotel; UPRR timing cited
Summary
The council amended AVA Hotel's conditions to allow a $40,000 payment to the city's capital improvement fund for future downtown pedestrian improvements instead of immediate railroad crossing construction tied to project approvals, citing Union Pacific Railroad's uncertain relocation timeline.
The City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the AVA Hotel (PD 17-006) conditions of approval on Tuesday, accepting a $40,000 payment to the city's capital improvement program in lieu of immediate pedestrian and railroad-crossing improvements at Tenth Street.
Leslie Fraser, the city engineer, explained the constraint: Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) could relocate a signal pole near the proposed crossing but has not decided whether it will do so. Fraser said,…
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