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New Albany
Development

Z-26-03 alley vacation

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Last discussed Jul 16, 2026.

Public comments (3)

SupportivePatricia WynneJul 16, 2026

Signed up to speak on the DePaul vacation but instead spoke in favor of saving the trees along the alley.

City Council Meeting - Jul 16, 2026 · 1:05:19 →
OpposedRobert Dean Wheat, Sr.Jul 16, 2026

A 47-year DePaul resident argued the subdivision faces fatal legal problems — flood zone, cemetery setback and lot size issues — and said the development won't proceed until the lawsuit is settled.

City Council Meeting - Jul 16, 2026 · 31:04 →
OpposedJustin LindersJul 16, 2026

Argued the city has no legal discretion to grant the vacation because no other reasonable ingress/egress exists, and said the petition is really a third attempt to overturn the Plan Commission's approval of the subdivision.

City Council Meeting - Jul 16, 2026 · 36:16 →