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City staff outlines easement swap in school‑district property exchange at public hearing
Summary
City staff described a proposed swap that would secure a 24‑foot easement for future water and sewer lines in Twin Ridge while conveying a small triangular parcel to the school district for athletic use; staff said the parcels are roughly half an acre and noted a nuisance of mattresses being dumped over a fence.
Mister Parker, a city staff member, told the Mayor and Council during a public hearing that the city and the school district have reached an understanding to exchange two small parcels so the city can secure a 24‑foot easement along Twin Ridge for future water and sewer connections.
The hearing centered on a triangular parcel behind the former youth club and an adjacent piece that will allow the city to reserve utility access while the district would gain land intended for track and field uses. Parker said the parcels are "about half an acre, both of them," and that the swap aligns the new property line with an existing fence.
Parker also described an infrastructure constraint on the site: a storm drain pipe that the city needs to keep clear. "We need to maintain that 24 easement there so that we can clean that pipe out if we ever had to," he said. He added that the drain currently stubs out and infiltrates on site and is not connected to a larger system.
Parker raised public‑safety and nuisance concerns tied to the current use of the parcel. "Right now, it's currently being used to dump mattresses and boxes over the fence from the skate park into that field," he said, noting that if the district improves the area for track and field it could help reduce illegal dumping.
Council members asked few substantive questions and staff confirmed the school district had returned legal descriptions and indicated support for the swap. Parker said the district paid for the fence and agreed to leave a gate to allow youth‑club access when needed. He also said the district had been working with the youth club and that both entities supported the exchange.
The hearing was closed with no formal objection recorded in the transcript excerpt; council moved on to consent agenda items and subsequent resolutions.
