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Posted on 2/15/22 at 9:53 am to teke184
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Outside of eminent domain to grab a ton of land, either people’s yards or whole houses, I
Hell … would have to be whole houses… it’s more realistic to find a way to funnel all the traffic to Keniworth or Staring
Posted on 2/15/22 at 9:56 am to teke184
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Outside of eminent domain to grab a ton of land, either people’s yards or whole houses, I don’t see this happening.
They are just adding a center lane and some sidewalks. Shouldn't be too much additional space, right?
Posted on 2/15/22 at 10:00 am to teke184
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Outside of eminent domain to grab a ton of land, either people’s yards or whole houses, I don’t see this happening.
Yeah.. they've been talking about widening Lee Drive for years, and I always assumed people's property is why it has yet to happen.
As someone who has to use Lee Drive daily since my neighborhood connects to it, I would love to see it clear up some. But I also hate construction traffic. There are numerous streets in town that give me far more anger than Lee, so I'm indifferent.
Posted on 2/15/22 at 10:08 am to teke184
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Outside of eminent domain to grab a ton of land, either people’s yards or whole houses, I don’t see this happening.
I feel like they can do what is being proposed without taking homes. Looks like about 28’ from centerline of road to back edge of sidewalk. No house is that close. They will need to acquire ROW though.
The project is fully funded by MOVEBR. $35M. So I think it’s gonna happen.
ETA: on second look, the typical section with the median takes up more space. Looks like 37’ or so to back edge of sidewalks. So idk, maybe they will need to acquire homes too…
This post was edited on 2/15/22 at 10:15 am
Posted on 2/15/22 at 10:20 am to teke184
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Outside of eminent domain to grab a ton of land, either people’s yards or whole houses, I don’t see this happening.
People don't realize how wide the easements are on some of these streets.
The easement on Lee between the bridge and Perkins is 60' wide. Currently, Lee is 24' feet wide from white stripe to white stripe. There's 36 feet of easement left over for sidewalks, expanded lanes, utilities, etc... currently unused but usually maintained by the owner of the frontage.
EBR Assessor GIS
You should look up your houses and see where the property line is on the map, and then go locate your front corners and see how far off the road your land actually starts. It may surprise you.
Posted on 2/15/22 at 10:39 am to teke184
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Outside of eminent domain to grab a ton of land, either people’s yards or whole houses, I don’t see this happening.
You’d have to take down houses, and considering each house is probably 300k plus fair market value, seems unlikely.
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