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Council to review request to buy city lot at 34200 Hathaway; staff recommends planning‑commission process
Summary
A resident asked to buy a city‑owned lot at 34200 Hathaway Street; city counsel told council the property should typically go through planning‑commission surplus determination and a public bid process, and council agreed to place the item on the May 4 agenda for further review and referrals to assessing and law.
A Livonia resident asked the City Council to sell him a city‑owned lot at 34200 Hathaway Street, and council members agreed to move the request through the standard review process rather than approve an immediate direct sale.
Ray Berry told the council he offered $40,000 and that the city acquired the property by foreclosure for $22,000. City counsel (Termina) told the council the disposition of city‑owned property is governed by Chapter 3.05 of the Livonia Code of…
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