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Council approves multiple land-use items: easement vacation, right-of-way vacation and final plat

Rochester City Council · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Council approved an Olmsted County petition to vacate a 20-foot water-main easement, a city right-of-way vacation for a 66-foot by ~125-foot segment of 2nd Avenue NW, and a final plat for the Savannah Rochester 30.17-acre subdivision; a resident raised questions about ownership and buried concrete during the hearing.

The council approved several land-use items during the meeting, moving forward a county petition and two city actions affecting rights-of-way and subdivision plans.

Community Development staff recommended approval of Olmsted County's petition to vacate a 20-foot-wide water-main easement about 1,960 feet long at the waste-to-energy property; the council adopted the…

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