Council approves subdivision to transfer Whiskey Creek parking strip, vacates Lot 1 Fastville Second Edition

The Kearney City Council voted unanimously to vacate Lot 1 of Fastville Second Edition and approve the final plat and subdivision agreement for the Gardner Schroer addition, a step the city said will allow Whiskey Creek restaurant to acquire a narrow strip of land now used for its parking.

The action, taken during a public hearing on a proposal by land surveyor Trenton Snow on behalf of Jim Gardner (Rainbow Group, Inc., operator of Whiskey Creek) and adjacent property owner Mike Shore, was prompted by a property line that runs through the restaurant's parking area. Snow said the gas station owner to the south offered to sell the strip to Whiskey Creek to eliminate an annual lease and related administrative arrangements.

Council members voted to suspend the three-reading requirement and adopt Ordinance No. 87-22, vacating Lot 1 Fastville Second Edition; they also approved Resolution No. 2025-15, adopting the final plat and subdivision agreement for the Gardner Schroer addition. The council recorded unanimous "aye" votes during roll call.

The council and the applicant said existing recorded easements for utilities'including gas, sewer and electric lines'will remain in place and will not be altered by the lot vacation and replat. Snow told the council Whiskey Creek had never been platted as a subdivision when it was sold in about 1980 and that the replat will formalize ownership of the parking area.

No members of the public spoke in opposition during the hearing. City staff presented the matter as a straightforward boundary and replatting request; council discussion was limited and procedural motions to close the hearing and adopt the ordinance and resolution carried without dissent.

The ordinance and the resolution take effect as provided by law; the council record shows the motion to vacate and to adopt the final plat were moved and seconded during the meeting and approved by roll call.