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Engineer, council agree to gravel solution for driveway across paper street at 7 Wilbur
Summary
The borough engineer and council addressed a proposal for a new rear garage at 7 Wilbur that would extend a driveway across a paper right‑of‑way; the borough expressed liability and utility‑access concerns and recommended gravel with a liability release from the property owner rather than paving through the borough right‑of‑way.
The borough engineer presented the 7 Wilbur application: the lot fronts on a paper street (Wilbur Road) with no public improvements, and the applicant requests an extended driveway to access a new two‑car garage at the rear of the lot. The engineer said constructing a paved driveway within borough right‑of‑way raises liability and future‑utility re‑work concerns and recommended allowing gravel only, conditioned on an applicant release of borough liability.
Council members and the applicant discussed alternatives including sliding the driveway outside the right‑of‑way, vacating the paper street (which would require agreement of adjoining owners), and limiting improvements to gravel with an agreement that the property owner would pay to remove pavement if the borough later needed to install utilities. Council directed the engineer to draft the appropriate agreement language and permits; the applicant agreed to gravel and to execute liability release paperwork.
