Town Council · hearing Tuesday, Sept 22, 2026
Two public hearings ask council to hand small pieces of public street back to neighbors
The council will hold two separate public hearings Tuesday on whether to vacate — essentially give up the town's claim to — portions of public right-of-way next to two private homes: 250 Redwood Rd and 79 Sequoia Drive.
Right-of-way vacations are a common but consequential move: the town owns a strip of land along the street frontage of a property even if it functions like part of the yard, and vacating it formally transfers that strip to the adjacent owner. The agenda doesn't spell out why these two parcels are up for vacation or what staff is recommending, and no public comments have been logged yet ahead of the hearings.
Because these are public hearings, residents will get a chance to weigh in Tuesday night before the council decides whether either — or both — vacations move forward. Anyone near Redwood Road or Sequoia Drive with view, drainage, parking, or access concerns about a shrinking public right-of-way should plan to show up or write in before then.
Town Council · meeting Tuesday, Sept 22, 2026
Five-year capital plan for FY2027-2031 heads to council for approval
Council members are set to approve the town's Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, the multi-year roadmap that lines up funding and timing for street, facility, and infrastructure projects over the next half-decade. Staff has determined the CIP itself is not a project subject to CEQA review.
The plan lands on the same agenda as a related, more immediate item: a consultant contract to design the 2027 Street Resurfacing Project, which staff also wants declared exempt from CEQA under the state's minor-alteration exemption. Together the two items suggest the resurfacing work is one of the first pieces of the new five-year plan to move from paper to pavement.
No public comment or staff report detail beyond the recommendation to approve is included in the agenda packet, so the specifics of which streets, buildings, or systems are prioritized in the plan aren't yet clear from what's public. Residents curious about what capital work is coming to their block should check the CIP document itself before Tuesday's vote.