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Residents press Benton City planners on street safety and sewer odor as staff outlines UGA delay
Summary
Neighbors raised safety and utility concerns about a proposed 6‑lot development and fences encroaching into the street; planning staff said duplexes would require a conditional use and urged residents to attend a council presentation. Staff and engineers said changes to the urban growth area are constrained by a state 'periodic update' and that sewer main replacement and grant work are being pursued.
Residents and nearby property owners told the Benton City Planning Commission they fear a planned small subdivision on 6th/3rd Street could change from single‑family houses to duplexes and exacerbate safety problems where fences and structures encroach into the roadway.
Adela Rangel, who said she lives on 307 East 9th Street and is building a house nearby, said neighbors were told utility workers were "measuring" for new service and that conversations suggested duplexes might replace the previously approved six single‑family lots. She described multiple fences that she said sit several feet into the street, creating hazards for vehicles and residents.
"I love Benton City, but we have the same compliance. All our side of the street is literally in compliance, but all the other side...…
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