Blair council repeals older paving district and creates new Paving District No. 205 for Elkridge replat 2

The Blair City Council on June 9 repealed an earlier street-assessment ordinance and immediately approved a replacement ordinance to create Paving District No. 205 for the Elkridge subdivision.

Mr. Green explained that previous approvals referenced an earlier replat that did not include the correct street right-of-way and that two subsequent replats necessitated revoking the older ordinance and the related developer resolution. "The previous street district just referenced replat one," Green said, and because a later replat changed lot and right-of-way details the city must revoke the prior ordinance and adopt a corrected one.

Council suspended the statutory three-day reading rule, voted to repeal ordinance 252 by passing ordinance 2617, and then adopted ordinance 2618 to establish a new Paving District No. 205 that references Elkridge Subdivision replat 2. Staff said the new ordinance describes the same street improvements—grading, paving, curbing, guttering and storm sewer—but with the corrected legal description so assessments can be levied in proportion to benefit.

The ordinances passed with council members recorded as voting yes.