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Advisory committee to seek land dedication with Battle Creek roadway acceptance
Summary
The Transportation Advisory Committee moved its ‘introduction’ item to a Battle Creek update and signaled it will seek a BOMA resolution that conditions the city’s acceptance of a roadway on receiving associated land needed for paving and improvements; the school board will consider expanded right‑of‑way and sewer easement requests tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (Chair) told the Transportation Advisory Committee that staff will bring a resolution to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen asking the city to accept the Battle Creek roadway only if the seller (or county) also dedicates the adjacent land needed for paving and other improvements. “We’re willing to take this road, but in the responsibility of the paving and the improvements, we want the associated land with it as well,” Speaker 1 said.
The board agreed to move the agenda item to a Battle Creek update and Speaker 1 noted the BOMA meeting on Oct. 6 when a resolution will be presented. The item was advanced after a recent joint meeting with Murray County’s safety commission, where the county attorney reportedly proposed dedicating the roadway at an earlier date but withheld the associated land that city staff said is necessary to meet paving standards.
Separately, Speaker 1 said the school board will discuss an expanded right‑of‑way request tomorrow evening that was broadened at the request of Mayor Fitter to include sewer easements and sidewalk space in front of Battle Creek Middle. That discussion could affect the timing or the scope of the city’s acceptance.
Staff also reminded members that agendas are now being prepared by staff and must be posted to comply with the Open Meetings Act (OMA) schedule. The committee did not take a formal vote at the meeting; Speaker 1 said staff will prepare the resolution for BOMA consideration on Oct. 6.
