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Jervis council continues alley-vacation hearing affecting Jervis Elementary to Dec. 4
Summary
The Jervis City Council continued a public hearing on petition VAC2025-01 to vacate a public alley under Jervis Elementary School to its Dec. 4 meeting so staff can complete required public notices; applicant materials show the alley is about 20 feet by 200 feet and the district provided roughly 95% of nearby signatures.
Mayor Brian Wagner opened a public hearing on Nov. 6 on VAC2025-01, a petition to vacate a public alley in Block 18 adjacent to Jervis Elementary School. City planner Holly Byram told the council the alley runs under the existing elementary building, is approximately 20 feet wide and 200 feet long, and staff could not find legal evidence that this section had previously been vacated.
Holly Byram, contact city planner with the Mid Willamette Valley Council of Governments, said the petition is primarily a housekeeping request to correct parcel configuration and that the applicant provided a legal description, maps and signature documentation. "The alley section is 20 feet wide and 200 feet long," Byram said, and staff noted the petition meets the statutory consent-area thresholds described in the staff report but that not all required public notices had been completed.
Sam, a planner with 3 J Consulting representing the applicant, said the school district has collected signatures from about 95% of affected property owners and does not propose structural changes as part of the vacation. "The school was originally built in 1934," Sam said, explaining the district seeks to consolidate property for more efficient future interior improvements.
No members of the public spoke in opposition. Given missing or incomplete mailed/site-notice steps, the council voted to continue the hearing to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, to allow staff time to complete noticing and return with a full record. Mayor Wagner made the motion to continue and the motion was seconded; the roll call recorded the members listed in the record as voting aye.
Next steps: staff will complete the remaining notice requirements, update the hearing record as needed and return the matter for final decision on Dec. 4. If the council approves a vacation, the applicant will be responsible for recording the enacting ordinance with Marion County and providing the city with the recorded documents.
