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Neighbors ask council to delay vacating Ardsen alley; drainage dispute cited
Summary
The City of East Lansing held a public hearing July 15 on whether to vacate the platted public right-of-way between 533 and 535 Ardsen Road; adjacent owners urged delay until a private easement and clear maintenance plan for a drain can be finalized.
The City of East Lansing held a public hearing July 15 on whether to vacate the platted public right-of-way between 533 and 535 Ardsen (sometimes transcribed as Artisan) Road, following a staff request citing lack of public-purpose use.
Public Works staff told council the historic 15-foot alley now primarily functions as a shared driveway between the two adjacent parcels and that a drainage inlet exists at the alley’s west end. Engineers reported they found no record that the inlet or the piping was permitted or constructed by the city; staff…
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