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Council postpones alley‑vacation ordinance after neighbors dispute boundary and long‑standing fences

Clinton City Council · December 10, 2025
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Council postponed the second reading of an ordinance to vacate an east‑west alley after adjoining property owners testified the alley had been fenced and treated as private property for decades; council directed staff to meet with owners and reschedule to Jan. 13.

The Clinton City Council postponed a second reading on an ordinance to vacate the east‑west alley in the identified blocks after multiple adjoining property owners said fences and family use had effectively eliminated the alley for decades.

Thomas Thiesen Jr. spoke on behalf of his mother, Molly S. Thiesen, saying his father put up a fence…

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