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Council permanently closed an unopened portion of right-of-way off Merritt Park Lane

March 10, 2020Asheville City Council

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Council permanently closed an unopened portion of right-of-way off Merritt Park Lane.

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  • Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
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  • “City of Asheville has petitioned for this closure which is associated with the sale of City-owned property at 360 HIlliard Ave. (PIN # 9648-18-3942) and 9999 Merritt Park Ln (PIN # 9648-18-3669) to Hilliard Park Apartments, LLC for an affordable housing development.”
  • “Upon closure, all of the portion of the unopened right-of-way that crosses Merritt Park property will become the property of Hilliard Park Apartments, LLC and all of the unopened right-of-way along the eastern border of the Merritt Park property will become the property of the City as agreed to by Hilliard Park.”
  • “As part of the purchase agreement, Hilliard Park Apartments has agreed to construct a public greenway which will run along the western border of the 360 Hilliard property as well as the northern portion of the Merritt Park property where the unopened right-of-way currently exists.”

Carried unanimously

From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Mayfield and carried unanimously.

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“Vice-Mayor Wisler moved to permanently close an unopened portion of right-of-way off Merritt Park Lane.”

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