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Council approves first reading to vacate downtown lot lines for new library; second reading to follow
Summary
Council approved first reading of an ordinance to vacate multiple platted lot lines and consolidate a downtown block for a new library branch but did not achieve unanimous consent for an immediate second reading; councilors raised questions about potential business displacement and tax impacts.
Grants Pass City Council on Monday approved first reading of an ordinance to vacate the common property lines among four tax lots downtown so the library district can consolidate the parcels and build a new main branch.
Bradley Clark of the city's Community Development Department said the site sits between J and K streets (6th and 7th) and covers 12 underlying platted lots beneath four tax-lot parcels. The library district has acquired the property and proposed a…
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