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Show , . 77 I .. , ! . A Told Decides Not to Buy City Property by Harlow Clark Plumber David Told has decided not to buy a strip of land 15 feet wide by about 165 feet long (.06 acres) from Cedar Ce-dar Hills. The city council approved ap-proved the sale Sept. 7. so Told could expand his poolhouse to the current property line and still maintain his setback, the space required between a building and the property line. However, on Oct. 19 Assistant City Manager Greg Robinson told the city council that the sale was "more complicated than we thought," and recommended giving Told a variance on the setback, and Told will reinforce rein-force the property to hold the extra weight. "Because of the way it's platted, replatting is very complicated," Told said. Council Member Ken Kirk moved to approve, saying he had talked to neighbors and heard no objections. ob-jections. The approval was subject to affected parties releasing their easements. Part of a trail passes the property. The council left undecided unde-cided on the matter of Told building a fence on the city property to deter deer. He said he might need a fence, depending on landscaping, but he didn't know how that would turn out. "I'm a better plumber than I am a landscaper," he said. The council will decide de-cide about the fence when Told has more details on the landscaper's plans. Contact Harlow Clark at harlowclark com cast .net . |