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Owensboro commissioners adopt ordinance to close alley behind Fire Station 1 for site expansion
Summary
On second reading the Owensboro Board of Commissioners approved Ordinance 16-2024 to close portions of alley rights-of-way behind Fire Station 1 as part of a site enlargement and reorientation tied to the city's 'Operation Firehouse' project; the vote was recorded by roll call and the ordinance was adopted.
The Owensboro Board of Commissioners on second reading adopted Ordinance 16-2024 to close portions of the alley rights-of-way between addresses on West Ninth Street, Cedar Street and Locust Street to enlarge the site behind Fire Station 1.
The ordinance, presented at the special called meeting, is tied to the city's Operation Firehouse project and is intended to allow the city to reorient a replacement Station 1 toward Ninth Street and maximize the acquired site footprint. City management said the site area to be closed lies behind Fire Station 1 and that the city has acquired four properties to enlarge the station site. "This is second reading of an ordinance closing an alley between Cedar And Locust Street, South Of Ninth. The area is behind Fire Station 1," the city manager said during the presentation.
The motion to approve was moved and seconded and the commission conducted a roll-call vote. The record shows Commissioners Pam Smith Wright, Sharon Nesmith, Mayor Thomas Hart Watson, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Caslin and Commissioner Bob Glenn each voted in the affirmative and the ordinance was adopted on second reading. No amendments or conditions were recorded during the meeting.
The ordinance text as introduced identifies the affected rights-of-way and lists the address range involved; the city manager displayed the area shaded in red during the presentation and described adjacent landmarks to orient the site. The measure will allow continued design work for the replacement station; no effective date for the closure was given at the meeting.
The commission also introduced, on first reading, a separate alley-closure ordinance requested by Christ Community Church for an alley behind 1220 Center Street; that item will return for a later vote.
