UTILITY COMMITTEE

The Utility Committee Meeting was held on June 28, 2004, at 5:30 p.m. with Chairman Carey presiding. Members present were Councilmen Ruane and Sadusky, Mr. Cregar, and Mr. Snaman. Members of Council present were Mrs. Williams (arrived at 5:40 p.m.), Mr. Ritter (arrived at 5:40 p.m.), and Mr. Slavin.

Agenda Additions/Deletions

Mr. Snaman moved for approval of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Sadusky and unanimously carried.

Annexation Request - 2507 and 2521 Chestnut Grove Road

Members were provided the Petition to Annex and Zone Property, the Findings and Recommendations of the Dover Planning Commission, and a Cost/Revenue Analysis Summary for property located at 2507 and 2521 Chestnut Grove Road (As on File in the Office of the City Clerk). Mr. Galvin, City Planner, advised members that this parcel was only a portion of the property that was studied and, therefore, the analysis was scaled down to reflect the size of the subject annexation.

Mr. Galvin noted that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the annexation and that the property be zoned RG-2 (General Residence). The motion for approval suggested that the Site Plan should include recommendations from DelDOT for future improvements to the intersection of Chestnut Grove Road and Kenton Road, in keeping with the increased traffic in the area.

Responding to Mr. Ruane, Mr. Joseph Petrosky of Woodbrook Development stated that they were aware of the issues with the intersection and that DelDOT had plans for improvement. He noted that they have agreed to cooperate with DelDOT and were willing to grant right-of-way widths to make the intersection more perpendicular instead of angular.

Mr. Snaman moved to recommend approval of the Planning Commission’s recommendation for annexation of property located at 2507 and 2521 Chestnut Grove Road, seconded by Mr. Cregar and unanimously carried (Mr. Sadusky abstained). City Clerk’s Office Note: It should be noted that consideration of an annexation request by the committee is to consider infrastructure issues and the ability of providing city services; therefore, approval of the committee’s recommendation does not annex said property. During their Regular Meeting of June 28, 2004, City Council set a Annexation Referendum for July 29, 2004 for property located at 2507 and 2521 Chestnut Grove Road. Final action on this annexation request will take place during the Council Meeting of August 9, 2004.

Mr. Sadusky moved for adjournment, seconded by Mr. Snaman and unanimously carried.

Meeting Adjourned at 5:49 P.M.

                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                    Carleton E. Carey, Sr.

                                                                                    Chairman

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