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Public hearing set after city reviews request to abandon right‑of‑way at 3316 Midland Ave
Summary
The city will advertise a public hearing for June 15 at 1 p.m. on a request to abandon a strip of right‑of‑way adjacent to 3316 Midland Avenue; staff said the remainder would preserve a six‑foot clearance for a walking path and that abandonment and any sale are multi‑step processes.
City staff described a request from the owner of 3316 Midland Avenue to abandon a portion of city right‑of‑way immediately south of that parcel to provide additional land for the property. Staff said the plan would leave roughly six feet on either side of the walking path and would not obstruct pedestrian access, and that an appendix and survey will be provided to the council.
Legal staff explained the statutory sequence the council must follow: first authorize and advertise the public hearing, then adopt an ordinance to abandon the right‑of‑way, and finally, if there is a contemporaneous request to sell the abandoned strip to a third party, enact a local law or ordinance to complete the sale. City staff said the action will be advertised for a public hearing on June 15 at 1 p.m.
Council members asked staff for maps, appraisals and the usual paper trail required for abandonments and potential sales; staff said they would circulate the survey/appendix and prepare the appropriate ordinance language for subsequent meetings. The transcript shows the council will act on agenda item 70 (the authorization to advertise) in the coming meeting and hold item 71 for the advertised hearing process.
What happens next: The city will advertise the June 15 public hearing and circulate the appendix with maps and appraisal details ahead of that date; staff will prepare the abandonment ordinance and, if applicable, a separate sale local law for later consideration.
