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Broadway goes narrow
Street right of way reduced to accommodate buildings
By Mike Mathes
By action of the Kiel City Council,
Sippel appealed to the Council to make the change in the width of the Broadway right of way to accommodate his plans to construct a ramp on the south side of his residence. Sippel owns the facility that once housed the former bandage factory and a youth center during the late 1960’s.
The building had grown to a considerable state of disrepair, until SIPPEL assumed ownership. He drew praise from several Council members for his work in renovating the structure.
In the process of that remodeling, however, he found out that part of the building was actually constructed in the right of way. As the city studied the issue, it also learned that the Weber Oil facility to the south of the street also encroached on the right of way.
At the recommendation of Randy Neils, Director of Public Works, the Council agreed to vacate 10 feet on each side of the street, reducing the right of way from 80 feet to 60 feet. The right of way exceeds the actual paved roadway on both sides.
Deputy City Administrator Dennis Dedering told the Council, “Brian has taken a building which was almost ready to go down and has made it into a nice living quarters for his family. His father in law resides with them, and needs a handicapped ramp to be able to get in and out of the building.”
Mary Ann Schnur appeared at the Tuesday hearing to offer her support for Sippel’s efforts. “We wanted to show our support for our neighbor kitty-corner across the parking lot,” she said.
Sippel also offered to work with the city in installing a handicapped accessible radius in front of his home, since he was planning to install a new sidewalk shortly.
He was advised to work with Neils on sorting out that project, scheduled originally for last weekend.
Council member Ron Meyer echoed those sentiments, “Brian deserves to be commended for cleaning up that corner. His improvements will really dress up that area.”