AGENDA ITEM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE*
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Public Hearing: Drainage Easement Closure at 1301 Fordham Blvd
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RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*
Lance Norris, Director, Public Works
Chris Roberts, Manager of Engineering and Infrastructure, Public Works
Rob Gehris, Engineer III, Public Works
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*
Staff recommends that Council open the Public Hearing to consider closing a portion of the public interest, a drainage easement at 1301 Fordham Boulevard, Orange County Parcel 9799-35-2127, located along the southern boundary of the Ephesus Church Road right-of-way, immediately south of its intersection with Fordham Boulevard, and measuring approximately 95-ft long by 14-ft wide. The Council may close the Public Hearing this evening and act on the requested closures or refer action to a future meeting.
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ACTION/DECISION POINTS*
Council shall open a Public Hearing to consider the public easement closure request and may either close the hearing to approve or reject the request, or refer action to a future meeting.
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT*
* This closure request is for a portion of the public interest (public drainage easement at 1301 Fordham Blvd) per the attached map.
* No town-maintained stormwater infrastructure exists within this easement area.
* All properties bounding the right-of-way requested for closure are owned by the same entity
* Easement closure request is a part of a redevelopment project - Atlas Apartments (Form District Permit FDP-25-1)
* All adjacent property owners have been notified through certified mail, physical signs have been placed in predominant places at the edges of the requested easement closure area, and the notice has been published in the News & Observer for four consecutive weeks during April 2026.
TRADEOFFS, ALTERNATIVES, IMPACTS
Should Council move to close the easement, the Property Owner may claim the land. Should Council reject the closure request, the easement would remain in place, and the Town...
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