City mulls sidewalk, right of way issues in east Sidney development area

A smaller right of way along portions of the Toledo St. extension—soon to be Pole Creek Crossing—and Greenwood Rd. will make for some inconsistency in sidewalk placement.

The city previously requested an extra seven feet of right of way from landowners along the Pole Creek Crossing extension as well as along the area slated for improvement on Greenwood Rd. The city is usually granted 80 feet of right of way for streets.

Because Toledo St. and Greenwood Rd. are former county roads which were incorporated into Sidney, the city only has 66 feet of right of way. The city requested that landowners...