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Council clears alley vacation, approves sale of city lot and moves to executive session on property negotiations
Summary
After a public hearing the council approved first reading to vacate an alley between 621 and 701 E. 12th Street (retaining title initially), approved an agreement to sell 908 E. 14th Street, adopted a minor historic-preservation code amendment, approved claims and voted to enter executive session to discuss real estate negotiations.
The North Platte City Council on March 17 opened and closed public hearings and approved several land- and finance-related items before adjourning into executive session to discuss property negotiations.
Planning staff Judy Clark told the council the alley vacation request was made by the property owner at 621 East 12th Street, that there are no utilities or trash collection in the alley and staff recommended vacating that segment. The council closed the public hearing with no public comment and approved first reading of Ordinance 42-45; staff said the city will retain title initially and later return to council to consider transferring the vacated alley to the requesting neighbor.
Council also approved the sale of city-owned property at 908 East 14th Street to Matthew and Jamie James; staff said the property had been on the property resolution list for over 600 days and that titles and cleanups will be completed before the site goes to auction as clear title later in the year. The sale was approved and the mayor was authorized to sign documents.
Separately, the council adopted an administrative amendment (Ordinance 42-44) to the city code section governing the Historic Preservation Commission to align officer and staff roles with current city processes; staff said the changes are administrative and do not change Commission procedures. The council approved claims and then voted to go into executive session to discuss real-estate transactions and property negotiations.
