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Agenda Item #



Columbus Consolidated Government



Council Meeting



04/24/2007



Agenda Report #



TO: Mayor and Council



SUBJECT: Lynch Road - Deleting Street Segment as Public Street



INITIATED BY: Engineering Department







Recommendation: Approve the attached Ordinance deleting a segment of

Lynch Road as a public street and authorizing disposal in accordance with the

City Code.



Background: Lynch Road was segmented by the construction of the

Manchester Expressway in the early 1960's. The northern segment runs from Warm

Springs Road south to a permanent dead end at the north right-of-way line of

the Manchester Expressway as indicated on the attached drawing. Doug and

Jeannie Jefcoat have requested that the city quit claim our rights to the road

segment of Lynch Road from their north property line south the Manchester

Expressway north right-of-way line. They have contacted the other adjoining

property owners who have agreed to quit claim their rights to said road segment.



Analysis: Traffic Engineering installed Red Diamond signs to indicate the end

of this road segment just south of the Jefcoat driveway several years ago in an

attempt to stop dumping and to stop vehicles from driving onto Manchester

Expressway. Over the years there has been consideration of a new Manchester

Expressway interchange for Lynch Road, but there are no plans at this time. It

is recommended that should this road segment be quit claimed to the Jefcoats

that a Reversionary Clause be included to return said property back to the City

should we need it again for future roadway/interchange improvements. We will

have a resolution on the agenda April 10, 2007 requesting approval for the Quit

Claim Deed.



Financial Considerations: There will be no financial expenses incurred by the

City for quit claiming this property to the Jefcoats.



Legal Considerations: The deletion of a public road segment and declaring said

road segment surplus for disposal requires Council approval.



Recommendations/ Actions: Approve the attached Ordinance deleting a segment of

Lynch Road as a public street and authorizing disposal in accordance with the

City Code.



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