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Council tables right-of-way abandonment request for 209 Cleveland Ave to clarify boundaries

Martinsville City Council and Planning Commission (joint work session + regular meeting) · February 10, 2026

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Summary

Council opened a public hearing on a petition to abandon an approximately 16-foot alley adjacent to 209 Cleveland Ave for parking and dumpster use, heard staff and a written petitioner statement, and voted to table the ordinance for clearer survey-based language and further review.

Council opened a public hearing on a petition to abandon an approximately 16-foot public alley adjacent to 209 Cleveland Ave that would allow a medical office to formalize parking and create a dumpster pad. Planning Commission recommended approval without conditions, but staff recommended limiting any abandonment to the portion immediately adjacent to the petitioner's property to avoid granting land currently leased to…

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