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<br />' PU$LIC HEARING
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<br /> Pequet~t: Vacation cif 29th Ave. NW from 15th Street NW to a
<br /> point 220 feet to the .:.north '•
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<br /> A~i}~~icant: Council Initiated ~" ~,'
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<br />'`~~The Czty owns groperty on both the east and west sides of
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<br />~. Auenue between 15th 'and 16th Streets. This land is proposed
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<br />~' , " ;~.n`` 'the' Capital Improvement Ptan to be developed as a park site. ;~
<br />,~~.%_ 'Grading is to be done in 1975 and site development..:would be done ~`
<br /> 197G, The Park Department is making preparations for letting,
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<br />':?the .:contract on the g~a8.ng workandamongthee.design alternative
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<br /> `e®n~idered, has been a plan which-would have 29th Avenue terminate` '
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<br />~ ir~~ a cu7,-c3e-sac `within the :park. The Park Board has recommended '°~''
<br />~ _ ' ~h~a~. trie `street be vacated . ,q;`
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<br />fi The pzoperty on he west side of 2.9th.Avenue is'a 4.3 acre ;'
<br /> site'whichincludes some extremely hilly areas and a'low swampy,
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<br />a~ea'in the far w,~st portion. The parcel to the east. of 29th
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<br /> ~~~ RvQnue.is a low swampy area of generally unbuildabla land which
<br /> . wq~~;d,not support any heavy structure without considerable extra ~$.
<br />~~ -Mark`,,` This part of the site, however, could be used_ for open -field ~,~,
<br />,~.- '~xea and .light development for park activities.
<br /> R The'~ark Department and the Park Board would like-to have... u,+
<br /> 9th Avenue,.`NW vacated in this .area for two basic reasons. '~;:~-
<br />:~ Fi.x'st, and the lesser.- in importance, is that there would be one ,f ,'
<br /> =--~£s~,street for people to cross in reaching the main part o~•the ~~
<br /> ~~ park~~sothat itwouldprovide a safer access tothe g~ark. ',~~
<br /> ',~ec,andly, it would_ allow the connection of the two. parcels into ~~ ~ ~•`~
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<br />_ ,-'one. co~tinous area,`.. thereby facilitating the more:extensive:use'of ~r~~;
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<br />~ ~ ~ tk~e ent 'ire site ..'.`.This is especially important in~ cans ider ing the - ~,_'
<br />• 'somewhat cramped'size of the park. z,
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<br />~ -` ~'• The basic argument against the 'closing of the 'street is, of
<br />' course,` ahe effect it would. have on traffic circulation. ..The ',~
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<br />- - Fir, I~~partanent is concerned about eliminating a continuous ~'<
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<br /> . st~c~t ghat helps to provide access to the northwest part off.
<br /> ' ° :~~.e~~Giicy:. The Fo-lice and Engineering Departments are concerned hat ~ ~•.,
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<br />,. ~'th~ breaking of the street at this point would severely reduce the
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