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Council votes to vacate right-of-way to consolidate Monument Park
Summary
To protect Monument Park as parkland, Dexter council approved a resolution vacating parts of Main and Central streets and adjoining the vacated strips to an existing park parcel; staff said the move consolidates ownership so the area can be managed as park in perpetuity.
The Dexter City Council voted to vacate portions of Main Street and Central Street public rights‑of‑way adjacent to Monument Park and to consolidate the vacated area with an existing parcel so the park would be owned and managed as a single park parcel.
Staff explained the action is intended to "protect the park areas" and prevent the platted right‑of‑way from being reactivated as a roadway in the future. Exhibits in the packet (labeled A, B and C) show (A) the area proposed for vacation, (B) the new combined parcel that would result from the vacation, and (C) historic parcel lines showing prior northerly and southerly parcels; staff said the mapping effort reviewed court and historical records to document boundaries.
Council asked clarifying legal and parcel questions during the hearing about historical parcel boundaries, the practical effect of the vacation and whether future access or stubs could be allowed to address neighboring township access requests. Staff and the city attorney explained the vacation adjoins the vacated right‑of‑way to an existing city parcel to create a single municipally held park parcel; the council approved the resolution on a roll‑call vote.
The adoption removes the right‑of‑way designation from the identified triangular area and consolidates ownership with the adjacent parcel, enabling the city to treat Monument Park as parkland rather than platted right‑of‑way.
