Hi there. The city's right of way ("ROW") does not require them to do anything....it simply gives them the right to do so when and if they are ready. It's possible that if the city has made other plans and has no intention of utilizing this ROW, that you could buy it back very reasonably. To get started on this, the best route would be for you to: i) contact a civil engineer that works with the city's engineering and planning folks on a regular basis so that he/she has a good relationship with them; or ii) contact the city's engineering and planning department yourself. I would recommend subparagraph (i) because if you go to most city planning and engineering folks without a prior relationship, they are pretty non-responsive.

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