Description
Ford Motor Company seeks closure of public right-of-way along Mermaid Lane. Scheduled for July 15 review; no outcome recorded.
Impact summary
Lets Ford consolidate the land between the existing plant and the new expansion, with pedestrian access reconfigured.
Applicant
- Name
- Sam Kandah, Ford Motor Company
- Address
- Mermaid Lane
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Metropolitan Council
Last discussed Aug 13, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Metro Council — August 13, 2026
About 1.165 acres of Mermaid Lane was closed, passing on the consent calendar.
Planning Commission — July 16, 2026
Ford's closure of the 40-foot-wide Mermaid Lane right-of-way separating its plant from the expansion site, approved on consent after a unanimous DRC recommendation.
Development Review Committee — July 15, 2026
Ford's closure of Mermaid Lane, flanked entirely by Ford-owned properties and tied to a related zone change, was sent to the consent agenda with a utility easement condition.
Related issues (2)
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