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Romley council holds public hearing on proposed alley vacation in Osberg Airport Estates
Summary
The Romley City Council held a March 23 public hearing on a petition to vacate a north–south alley in the Osberg Airport Estates subdivision; petitioner Wasim Almari said the move is needed to provide access to a landlocked parcel, and no public objections were raised. (Action deferred to the regular meeting.)
Romley City Council held a special public hearing March 23 to consider a petition to vacate a north–south alley in the Osberg Airport Estates subdivision. The petitioner, Wasim Almari, was present and told the council the alley vacation is needed to provide access between two adjacent properties, one of which was left landlocked after an earlier street vacation.
The deputy clerk told the council the petition was filed Jan. 16 and that the petitioner had obtained signatures representing 67% of the affected frontage. The deputy clerk said the city’s Department of Public Works and the fire department reported no objections to approving the petition, and that final approval of any vacation is at the discretion of the City Council under the city charter. The deputy clerk also said the council would consider formal action at the next regular meeting.
"We applied for the vacation of the alley because we need access to the other property," Wasim Almari said, explaining that the two properties he owns sit adjacent but are effectively landlocked without the alley. He described a prior vacation of Cordell as contributing to the current access issue.
Council member Mr. Wsworth said the parcel "is a little landlock and it can be built on," calling the petition "kind of a nobrainer for me," and no other council members pressed further questions. The chair then opened the public comment period; no members of the public spoke for or against the vacation.
The hearing ended without a council vote on the alley vacation; councilors moved to adjourn the special hearing, and the motion carried unanimously. According to the deputy clerk, the council may take procedural action on the vacation under the agenda of the next regular meeting.
What happens next: the council retains discretion to approve, modify or deny the petition when it returns the item for formal action at a later meeting. The record in this hearing includes the petitioner’s statement, staff’s report of 67% frontage support, and no departmental objections from DPW or the fire service.
