Robert Wheat Public Way Vacation
Description
A petition to vacate a public way, with the city reserving a permanent utility easement, was up for second reading and had been referred to the Public Works Committee.
Impact summary
If approved, the vacation would remove the alley from public use, affecting access to nearby vacant property and removing it from the layout of the contested subdivision.
Applicant
- Name
- Robert Wheat
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Jul 16, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council Committee Meeting - Jul 16, 2026
A petition to vacate a 20-foot-wide alley segment between DePaul Avenue and Aversalt, where three mature trees stand. The committee sent the ordinance to council without recommendation and suggested tabling it pending legal review.
City Council Meeting - Jul 16, 2026
A petition to vacate a 20-foot platted city alley on DePaul Avenue, tangled up with neighbors' lawsuit over the Discovery subdivision's preliminary plat. Tabled 5-4 pending legal review.
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