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Hickory council approves closing unopened portion of 13th Avenue Place NW after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing in which neighbors raised safety and access concerns, the Hickory City Council unanimously approved a resolution to close an unopened portion of 13th Avenue Place NW, allowing adjacent property lines to be redrawn and removing the strip from the city’s unopened-street inventory.
The Hickory City Council voted unanimously April 7 to approve a resolution closing an unopened portion of 13th Avenue Place Northwest, a narrow right-of-way that staff said is currently used as gravel driveway access by adjacent property owners.
The council opened a public hearing after Assistant City Manager Steve Miller presented maps and a recent survey showing the strip does not punch through to the adjoining block, contains no city utilities and is being used by two properties as driveway access. Miller told the council the petition is a four-party request and that all four adjoining property owners…
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