Planning Commission recommends City Council accept right‑of‑way dedication for parcels near new school site

The Troy Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council accept the dedication of right-of-way for parcels adjacent to the new school site on McKG Road.

Staff told the commission that “there's two sections of rightway being dedicated” — one along State Route 718 and another along McKG Road — and that the dedication is intended to serve the property for the schools at 2,800 McKG Road, which is already under construction, according to the staff report. The staff recommended the commission make a positive recommendation to City Council to dedicate portions of the inlot as right-of-way.

The recommendation followed questions from commissioners about whether a neighboring farm parcel is part of the school property; staff said the farm owner granted an easement that permits the school-related dedication in front of that property. A commissioner asked whether the dedication is needed specifically for road expansion around the schools; staff said it is for highway-purpose easements and associated land-use needs.

The commission moved and seconded a recommendation to City Council and then took a roll-call vote. Commissioners recorded affirmative votes, and the motion to recommend dedication carried.

The staff report referenced an aggregate acreage figure in the transcript, but the figure as read aloud was not clear. The commission’s action at the meeting was a recommendation to City Council; the transcript does not record a Council decision or further implementation details such as design, construction schedule, or funding source.

The Planning Commission’s recommendation will be transmitted to Troy City Council for final acceptance and recording of the right-of-way.