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Alton Avenue corridor study to shape road, sewer and access for future development
Summary
City staff said an Alton Avenue corridor study from SEH will deliver an update soon and is expected to wrap up in early April; discussion focused on county cost-share rules, access-spacing limits that could landlock properties, and pending sewer-trunk design proposals needed to enable east-side development.
City staff told the EDA that the Alton Avenue corridor study conducted by SEH will provide a first update the following day and is expected to be completed in early April. The study will inform potential residential and commercial development along the corridor, including a site near Highway 19 and Main Street.
Staff described county/city cost-sharing as a key hurdle. Under the current terms staff said the city would be responsible for roughly 84–85% of roadway costs; the city is seeking a more current cost-participation policy from the county so that the county covers a larger share.
Board members and staff also discussed county access-spacing guidelines, which staff said typically allow only one full-access point every quarter-mile on a county road. Staff warned that the rule could limit frontage access for some highway-fronting properties and effectively leave certain parcels landlocked unless a frontage road is built.
Infrastructure sequencing was another focus: staff reported the city has one proposal for a sanitary-sewer trunk-main design and is seeking a second. The trunk-main work and roadway construction are linked, and both are expected to be developer-driven once funding and access are secured.
"So we're getting the first update tomorrow," staff said of the corridor study, and they urged that county conversations on cost share proceed alongside the study to clarify what developers and the city will be expected to pay.
Why this matters: decisions about cost sharing, access policy and sewer capacity will determine whether and how quickly planned developments on the east side can proceed, affect potential annexations, and shape which parcels are developable under current county access rules. The EDA expects to follow up after the study and county conversations.
