What: a petition to vacate portions of Dalton Avenue, Oak Street and a nearby alley adjacent to the Drumheller Springs park property.
Where it stands: Staff said the petition meets City criteria and has enough signers; the committee heard the briefing on October 15 and no vote was recorded.
Next: Council action on the vacation; staff recommended completing it by December 1, 2027.
Staff briefed the proposed vacation: City Parks owns the land on the south and west sides, so Parks would receive half of the vacated Oak Street right-of-way and keep access to the park; the first block of Oak Street from Liberty stays public.
Two lots at the east end of the alley did not sign the petition, so the vacation stops short of Ash Place to avoid landlocking a property and to keep sewer and water stubs in public ownership.
Conditions described: the utility asked for an easement over the east 100 feet of the alley; no City sewer or water lines are in the vacated area; staff recommended the vacation be paid for at about 234,000 dollars in total, of which about 77,000 dollars is the Parks portion; and recommended completion by December 1, 2027 to avoid drawn-out timelines.
Staff briefed the proposed vacation: City Parks owns the land on the south and west sides, so Parks would receive half of the vacated Oak Street right-of-way and keep access to the park; the first block of Oak Street from Liberty stays public.