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Residents ask whether eminent domain will be used and warn of traffic impacts
Summary
Two residents spoke during public comment: Dawn Deal asked whether the city would use eminent domain if it pursued acquisitions; Renee Faulkner said converting a block into parking would make her street a "virtual highway." Council and staff responded that eminent domain was not being pursued and that acquisitions would be by purchase.
Two residents raised questions and concerns during public comment about property rights and traffic if the city pursues acquisitions on Park Avenue.
Dawn Deal, who identified herself and gave a Park Avenue address, asked directly: "Are the city going to enforce eminent domain? Do we get the choice as to what we wanna do?" Council replied that eminent domain was not part of the current plan and purchases would be by negotiation, not seizure.
Renee Faulkner, who said she lives on Lamont Street, asked whether the large yellow block at the end of her street would become a parking lot and warned that would make her street "a virtual highway." Council and staff said public meetings and additional outreach would be held and that the council expected to involve residents in subsequent planning.
