HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-07-22 24-230 OrderCITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: 07/22/2024
Item No: 24-230
Responsible Dept: Engineering
Requested Action: Order
Title, Order
Map/Lot: N/A
Accepting City Engineer's Report to Discontinue a Portion of Coffey Street Right -Of -Way
Summary
On May 29, 2024, Council Order 24-156 directed the City Engineer to begin the process of discontinuing a
portion of Coffey Street.
In accordance with the notification given, the City Engineer conducted the first public hearing on June 13,
2024 at 1:00 p.m. and an additional meeting on July 9, 2024 @ 1:00 p.m. to incorporate an abutter who was
inadvertently not notified. Both meetings were held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 262 Harlow Street,
Bangor, Maine located at the backside of the Penquis Cap building. The meetings were relative to the
intention of the Municipal Officers of the City of Bangor to discontinue a portion of Coffey Street.
Interested attendees to the June 13, 2024 public hearing totaled one, Mr. Brandon Mountain. There were no
attendees for the July 9, 2024 meeting.
This Order would accept the City Engineer's Report for the discontinuance of a portion of Coffey Street, as
depicted in "Exhibit A". The portion of road to be discontinued is not used as a Right -Of -Way, nor needed for
public purposes.
The City will retain a 10 foot width of Right -Of -Way just west of Hildreth Street which allows the City to
maintain the existing intersection drainage.
Committee Action
Committee: Infrastructure Committee
Action: Recommend for passage
Staff Comments & Approvals
Engineer's Report
t
City Manager
Introduced for: Consent
Meeting Date: 06/15/2024
For: Against:
City Solicitor
Fi ance Director
CITY OF BANGOR ORDER
Date: 07/22/2024
Item No: 24-230
Assigned to Councilor: Fournier
Accepting City Engineer's Report to Discontinue a Portion of Coffey Street Right -Of -Way
Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor that,
Said portion of Coffey Street Right -Of -Way be discontinued as a public way, and removed from the Official
City Map in accordance with 23 M.R.S.A. § 3026-A.
24-230
JULY 22,2024
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'd�IS�631V7IfVUAIVCE 13F�4 1�47R°T"LC1N OF COFFEY ST
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Ta th�City�`oaancil:
Fursu�nt ta �ouncif Order 24-156, y�assed on May 29, 2024 dorecting the City Engineer, John M. Theriault to
begin the process to discar�tir7ue a partion of Coffey Street on its entirety and in accordance wikh 23 M.R.S.A.
§3026-A,the City Engoneer reports:
That af his in�ention to discontinue said partion of Coftey Street, the City Engineer gave written notice tp
abutters;
AccaunC Map an�i
Nurnber Lo�e Pr�u�erty Lc�cation OwnE.r C7wner Address 1 Owner Addrexs 2
BANGOR,ME
3635 f?09-003-A 5 COFFEE ST MAINE D15TRIUBTORS S COFFEY ST 04401
10727 R09-0(73-C 155 HILpRETH ST MAINE DISTRIf3UTOR5 5 COFFEY 5T BANGOR,ME 04401
371 C123-OE>4- 1640 hiAMMOPVD ST ARLINGTON,VA
HERMCIIV 00 HERMON HERMON SCILAR LLC; 1000 WILSON B�.VD.,5U17E 2400 2209
9(7;'i7 It���-O(�R��A 1CJ3 HILUP�E'iH Sl' SA�WATI?ViIE:PAYxC7 IIf P(J BOX 904 BREW6R,ME 04412
PLANNING DEPT.
Said naYice with a detailed plan was also posted oro the public notice baard at City Hall and on utility poles in
the vicVr�6ty af the proposed dlscan�inuance.
In�icc�€yrc9au�cE:;witP�C�he r�c��ifi�at�i�+n c�iv�n,the City Er7yicreer cc7ndur.ted Che first public hearirrg on 7une 13,2024
at 1:00 p.rrt. and an additiorial meeting on J�ily 9, 2024 @ 1:00 p.m. to incorporate an abutter who was
inadvertentfy ruat notified. Both meetings were held in the Councol Chambers, City Hall, 262 Harlow Street,
Bangor�, Mai�7� located �t the b�ckside of the Peraq�ais C�p building. The meeCings were relative Yo the
intentir�n of the Mu.anicipaf(79`fir,er�s of the City of Barrgar to ddscontinue a portion of Coffey Street.
Tnterestcd E�:,t���roc�e�:s to tr�e)�rr�� 13, 2024 public he�ring t��taled one, Mr. Brandon Mr�untain.There were no
attend��s for th�JuOy 9,�%02�m�eYEr�g.
The City Er7c�iri��r eonclu�l�d�ird rnade th�followin�����kermir7ations:
1. �f he partic�n af right c�f way is 80 feet wide an¢� extends far about $00 feet west from Hiidreth
Ctreet to�he� �r�e�c,or/H���rmon Town Line. Portic�ns af Coffey Street west of Hildreth SCreet were
����c�;p�ted by tr�e CiCy <7�� Bangor ir� Sep�en�ber of 1959. This City Street was originally named
�urtis Street w¢th the name changir7g t�Coffey Street in 1967.
2. Zf�e totaf ar�a a�right of way to be dosco��tinued is about 61,850 square feet(1.42 acre +)for a
E�I�>T.�nce�f 790 /-fc;t.
3. c�V,contina�e thc=right of v✓ay on Caffey S�reet beginning 10 feet wesC af tihe HildreCh SCreet right of
r��y and contiu�i!e w�s�eriy to the Bangor/Hermcan 7awn Line.
4, �T��7ere is no !anr,�r ar7,y ���eablic ir7Cerest crr need to reYain Yhe portian of Coffey Street as a public
R.?r�ht-Of-V�Pay.
�. I�fair�Y�ininq tt���; 1(1 frrct width of riyht af way just west pf Hildreth Street allows the City to
rn<�irrt�in Y'r�e�Exp��rt'u�c�ir7't��rs>ectior�clrair��ye.
6. ln accore�ance wBth 23 �1.R.S.�. § 3026-A, �butting property owners are entitled to $0.00
ci�±m�_r,es.
IC is rec�omrr��F�rrci�d th�r�t17�C.>eartiur7 c,fi�offey S�re�t be desconCinued and vacated in its enCirety,as depicted in
"ExY7ibit,4"�r�ir,.� k�>�r�rn�vN�r.�1 f���,am t�P�P-,t�ffic�al Ci�y f��p. wlth�troe City's retentlon of a ten facrt width of Right-Of-
Way just west s�f'B�olcVretY���re,eC wPvd::rz ailows Eor Ch�CiCy ta rr�ain�ain the existing intersecCian drainage.
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City Engineer
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IN CITY COUNCIL
JULY 22, 2024
CO 24-230
Passed
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