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HomeMy Public PortalAbout360_Agenda Request Item Brown Property MAYOR Jason Buelterman CITY COUNCIL Shirley Sessions, Mayor Pro Tem Wanda Doyle Bill Garbett Frank Schuman, Sr. Kathryn Williams Paul Wolff CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND CITY MANAGER Diane Schleicher CITY CLERK Vivian Woods CITY ATTORNEY Edward M. Hughes P.O. Box 2749 􀂱 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749 (866) 786-4573 􀂱 FAX (866) 786-5737 www.cityoftybee.org MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD TO: Mayor Jason Buelterman City Council Members FROM: Diane Schleicher City Manager DATE: February 16, 2011 RE: Brown Property 􀂱 Request for Abandonment of Rifle Avenue ROW by the City I met with the city department heads on Monday, February 14, 2011 regarding this request. The pros: Increased property tax value Increased revenue from what the city could charge for the value of the ROW Increased revenue from w & s hook-ups if total property could be more developed to include an extra lot. The cons: Increased liability because of unknown property history Loss of area for future utility location for looping of water system Bad timing -city would be selling the ROW land at lowest market value at this time period Loss of green space and tree canopy Possible wet lands Recommendation by the department heads to the city manager was not to abandon or sell the Rifle Avenue ROW at this time. I concur.