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Ogdensburg preliminarily approves easement path for landlocked lots, tables formal amendment
Summary
Council preliminarily approved the proposed trajectory to widen an access easement from Edison Road to benefit landlocked parcels but tabled formal adoption of Resolution 53-2025 until JCP&L pole locations, easement-holder input and paving language are finalized.
Ogdensburg Borough Attorney Robert McBriar told the Mayor and Council on May 12 that an applicant who purchased a previously auctioned lot has asked to amend an existing access easement to reach landlocked parcels, expanding the corridor from a 20-foot easement to roughly 50 feet to accommodate topography and access needs.
McBriar asked the Council to preliminarily approve the trajectory shown on sheet 5 of 7 so the applicant and engineer could coordinate with Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) about pole locations before drafting the final legal easement. Councilman Ciasullo said he had walked the site with the borough engineer and others and supported moving the proposal forward for preliminary review.
Council members agreed to the preliminary trajectory by roll call; the vote did not finalize the easement document. Council then discussed whether to permit paving along the corridor. McBriar explained existing recorded easements in the area prohibit paving and that widening the easement or allowing paving could require separate changes and additional outreach to the other easement holders. Mayor Hutnick noted the access path’s drainage issues, saying the area after heavy rains and plowing “is going to turn all of that to a mud bath,” and council members discussed options ranging from prohibiting paving to allowing paving only where the new easement branches from existing paved easements.
After that discussion the Council voted to table Resolution 53-2025, the formal amendment and easement document, so staff and the applicant could secure JCP&L feedback on pole placements and collect any required information from other easement holders before returning with a finalized legal agreement.
What happens next: Borough Attorney McBriar and the applicant’s engineer will reach out to JCP&L and the other easement holders to confirm utilities and paving constraints. The Council’s next steps include receiving the finalized easement language and any required consents or easement amendments before a final vote.
