Brevard opens talks on Burrell Avenue utility right-of-way conveyance
City of Brevard, North Carolina · Meeting date: October 19, 2026 · Published: October 20, 2026
Brevard has approved negotiations over a 24-foot-wide unused right-of-way adjoining a Tinsley Road property at the corner of Tinsley and Burrell avenues. The area includes a city water asset: a 6-inch line running along its eastern edge.
Key points
- Council approved staff authority to research and negotiate a relinquishment and conveyance; it did not approve a completed property transfer.
- The requested area is a 24-foot-wide strip that was dedicated as right-of-way decades ago and has remained unused, according to staff.
- A 6-inch water line runs along the eastern edge of the area under consideration.
- The vote to begin negotiations passed without opposition stated in the transcript.
Full report
Brevard City Council has authorised city staff to begin negotiations over the relinquishment and possible conveyance of an unused portion of city utilities and road right-of-way on Burrell Avenue, while identifying a 6-inch water line within the area under review.
The request concerns a property with a Tinsley Road address at the corner of Tinsley and Burrell avenues. Staff said a 24-foot-wide swath of land had been given over to the right-of-way many decades ago, but had not been used during that period. The property owners asked the city to consider returning part of the area to the adjoining parcel.
City staff told council that a 6-inch water line runs along the eastern edge of the proposed conveyance area. A map shown at the meeting identified the area as a blue stippled strip between the property boundary and the road surface.
Council’s action was limited to authorising staff to conduct the research and negotiations needed for a potential relinquishment and conveyance. The city manager clarified that council approval was needed before the city could convey property, even though the parcel is less than, or approximately, one-tenth of an acre.
Council members raised no questions during the item. The motion to direct staff to begin negotiations was seconded and approved, with no opposition recorded in the transcript.
No proposed terms, valuation, easement provisions or timetable for a final conveyance were discussed at the October 19 meeting.
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Source: City Council, City of Brevard