Receive comments regarding a request to authorize the filing of an instrument to vacate a public utility easement located along the lot lines of Lots 408 & 873, Apache Shores Section 2, a subdivision in Precinct Three. (Commissioner Howard)

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

<p data-pasted="true">TNR staff has received a request to authorize the filing of an instrument to vacate a public utility easement (PUE) located along the lot lines of Lots 408 & 873, Apache Shores Section 2 as recorded in Volume 48, Page 58 of the Plat Records of Travis County.</p><p>The property owner is requesting that the subject PUE be vacated to combine the two lots into a single buildable site. The easement is dedicated by plat note. Lots 408 & 873, Apache Shores Section 2 front on Long Bow Trail, a street maintained by Travis County. </p><p>The utility companies operating in the area (Austin Energy, AT&T, Charter Spectrum, WCID 17) have signed statements on file that they have no objection to vacating the subject easement.</p><p>Th staff foresees no opposition to this request.</p>

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).