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Council denies church’s request to place permanent barriers in Deshaun Street right-of-way, urges planning review
Summary
Journey Church sought permission to install permanent and removable bollards/planter beds in the Deshaun Street right-of-way for campus safety; council voted to deny the request tonight and directed the petitioner to pursue easement/ground-lease options through planning, engineering and legal review.
At the Nov. 11 Utica City Council meeting, Jeff Pia, regional director for Journey Church & School, requested permission to install permanent and removable security barriers in the Deshaun Street right-of-way to protect students and parents during arrival and dismissal. The proposal included raised planter-bed bollards within a small triangular (pie-shaped) landscaped section adjacent to the sidewalk and removable bollards in…
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