Consideration of a petition by residents of Rosbury Place to improve their private street and change the status to be a public street.
On November 24, 2014, the Commission approved a Private Street Policy. The residents initiated the process by submitting a petition and deposit to pay for engineering costs. The Commission then directed staff to prepare an initial review sufficient to obtain a preliminary cost estimate. The Engineer has prepared preliminary plans and cost estimates, and the Municipal Manager has recommended the maximum level of financial contributions by the Municipality.
Recommended Action: Move to (1) approve the recommendation that the street will qualify as a significant level of public use for a 75% municipal contribution for improvements to the physical cartway of the street, (2) direct the Solicitor and Engineer to prepare formal right-of-way and waiver documents and bid specifications, (3) ask that the property owners abutting the street formally indicate their willingness to pay the contribution, complete the appropriate waivers, convey the right-of-way and other legal acknowledgments contained in the private street policy.Will residents waiting to have street improvements be bumped behind Rosbury Place? Will Rosbury Place now be at the top of the list? These are questions being asked by Mt. Lebanon residents.