Columbus, Georgia

Columbus Consolidated Government

Referrals From Mayor and Council-01/11/2005







Subject Alleyways



Description Have the staff to look into the concerns of the Council, as it

relate to alleyways and possibly consider giving the land to the alleyways to

those property owners and just allow an easement for the utilities. (Request of

Councilor McDaniel)



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Assigned To Lynnette Gross, Richard Bishop



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Response 01/19/2005 Each alley must be considered on an individual basis.

There are many alleys in Columbus that the residents use to access their

garages (which are located in the rear of the properties). We do not transfer

any alleys unless the alley is considered abandoned and no longer needed for

public access. Also, the alleys are split 50/50 to each adjacent property

owner and each owner must agree to accept the property before we can quit claim

the entire alley. We may have as many as 40 or more property owners in a block

that we would need to get concurrence from and this would place an extreme

burden on staff resources. We currently work with individual property owners

to transfer any alleys on an as requested basis.