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Council asked to declare necessity and set public hearing for School Street alley petition after first successful petition in 21 years
Summary
City staff described the alley-petition program and a petition for School Street that met the required signatory threshold; council is asked to declare necessity and order a March 18 public hearing to consider levying assessments on participating properties.
City staff on March 3 briefed the Garland City Council on the city’s alley petition program and presented a specific successful petition for the School Street alley initiated by property owner Yesenia Morales. Staff told the council the program, established decades ago to enable residents to pave unimproved alleys, has not produced a successful petition in about 21 years and that the Morales petition met the ordinance threshold for proceeding.
Under the city’s program, staff explained,…
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