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Council delays action on right‑of‑way license for landlocked parcel, directs staff to draft access agreement
Summary
After multiple residents raised safety, maintenance and property‑value concerns, the Lucas City Council took no motion on a requested license to use a 30‑by‑1,320‑foot right‑of‑way to access a landlocked parcel; the council met in executive session for legal advice and directed staff to work with the applicant and neighbors on a draft access agreement.
The Lucas City Council declined to act on Sept. 4, 2025, on a request by property owner William Wade Shipley (represented by real estate agent Chris Blackman) for a license to use a 30‑foot by 1,320‑foot right‑of‑way to provide access to a landlocked tract east of 2515 Orr Road.
Development Services Director Joe Hilburn reviewed the history: the right‑of‑way was originally dedicated for a planned extension of Forest Grove Road but the extension was removed from the thoroughfare plan in 2022, leaving the parcel without…
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