Albia adopts ordinance closing alley in Nobel’s Highland Addition, accepts $250 bid

The Albia City Council on Dec. 7 adopted ordinance #891 to close, vacate and dispose of an alley in Nobel’s Highland Addition and approved the sale of that alley to Jeff Stephens for $250.

The council opened a public hearing on the alley and received no written or oral objections, City Clerk Linda Heller reported. After closing the hearing, the council approved a third reading and adoption of the ordinance on a 6-0 vote. The council then voted to accept Stephens’s bid of $250 and passed the accompanying resolution to complete the disposal.

The action follows Planning & Zoning’s earlier review of alley and street matters on the agenda. The council recorded the sale and passage by roll call; all members voted in favor. The resolution and the ordinance were adopted during the same meeting cycle and will be processed per city procedures for property closures and transfers.

No objections or public comments were recorded at the hearing; the city clerk’s record shows the matter received no citizen opposition at this meeting. The council adjourned at 7:55 p.m.