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| Written by John Saiz / Patterson Irrigator | |
| Saturday, 08 December 2007 | |
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The Patterson Planning Commission cleared the way Thursday to remove a road from the city’s property records. The commission voted 3-0 that abandoning the westernmost section of E Street would be OK under the city’s general plan, paving the way for Patterson City Council to finalize the abandonment. If the council agrees, the road would be split evenly between two adjacent property owners.  Patterson's planning commission cleared the way for the city to abandon the westernmost portion of E Street. Photo by John Saiz / Patterson Irrigator The portion of E Street that the commission discussed connects South Ninth Street to Sperry Avenue. The city took ownership of the road in 1996 when it annexed that area from the county. The road had been part of the original city plans created shortly after the turn of the century. The city has not spent any money on the road since receiving it, said community development director Rod Simpson, adding he doubted the county spent much time or money on it before turning it over to the city. The road has several potholes and is seldom used. Still, one commissioner had reservations about giving away land. “I have a problem giving away public right-of-ways,” Commissioner Elias Funez said. He said it is a historic road and the longest lettered street in the city. Simpson assured him that giving abandoned property to adjacent property owners is a common practice, and the road would need a large investment before it could be widely used. “It would take some major, major renovations to make that usable,” Simpson said. Ultimately, Funez voted that the abandonment would conform to the general plan. The city has not considered the road when conducting traffic studies for at least five years. A proposed retail center at the northeast corner of Sperry and Ward avenues, which would include the portion of the street the city is considering giving up, got the ball rolling on the abandonment process. During that process, staff realized the street might belong to the city. “It was thought … it had been abandoned,” city planner Pat Bodin said. However, when staff searched its archives, it could not find a record of the abandonment. “We may be (abandoning) it again,” Bodin said, “but we’re going to make sure.” The commission approved the retail center Sept. 27. In other matters …
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