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Covington council authorizes sale of part of South America Street after heated Favreville public hearing
Summary
After more than an hour of public testimony, the Covington City Council on May 6 voted 4–3 to authorize the mayor to sell a portion of the South America Street right of way in the Favreville neighborhood, following competing petitions from Favroville LLC and the Frederick family and questions about drainage and public use.
The Covington City Council narrowly approved an ordinance on May 6 to authorize the mayor to sell a portion of the South America Street right of way in the Favreville neighborhood, authorizing a sale that supporters say will resolve safety and vandalism issues and opponents say will transfer historic public land to private control.
The vote followed lengthy public comment from residents on both sides. Paul Marrone, attorney representing Favroville LLC, urged the council to approve the sale and said Favroville had followed ordinance procedures: “The request before you this evening, is for the city to sell a portion of the unopened right of way at South America Street to my clients, all in accordance with the provisions in your ordinances,” he said, arguing the property is an unopened right of way and that sale would resolve vandalism and traffic safety concerns raised by his clients.
Neighbors opposed to the sale disputed Favroville’s account of history and use. Baldwin Reed and…
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