Aldine Street right-of-way debate comes back to City Hall
City council to discuss pathway feasibility study and petition to vacate the ROW.
The decision whether to vacate the Aldine Street Right-of-Way will have a public hearing at the June 8 city council meeting. This is almost a year since the debate last roiled the neighborhood at City Hall.
We covered this three separate times last year, and we're back with an update now that it's decision time. Here's what you need to know to catch up:
What is the Aldine St. Right-of-Way?
The ROW is a 30-foot wide segment of land between Roselawn Ave. on the south end to where Aldine St. intersects with Ryan Ave. at the north end. It's between private properties on Mid Oaks Lane to the east, and private properties bordering Roselawn and Ryan to the west. The city has a right-of-way here.
According to the City of Roseville's definition:
"The Right-of-Way is the surface and space above and below a public roadway, highway, street, cartway, bicycle and public sidewalk in which the City has an interest, including other dedicated rights-of-way for transportation purposes, utility easements and any other real property owned by or under the control of the City.
In this case, the the right-of-way was set aside as a potential extension of Aldine Street, which was never built. There are public utilities under the ground too, so the city will maintain a utility easement regardless of the ROW decision.
