ApprovedOther
Alley vacation adjacent to 900 L Street SW (Alliant Energy CR Taylor substation)
Description
Alliant wants to vacate a dead-end 20-foot alley so it can consolidate two parcels and build a new substation starting this summer, done by end of 2027.
Impact summary
Enables a new electrical substation; council members pushed Alliant to clean up the long-neglected site and screen the substation for the new neighbors.
Applicant
- Name
- Interstate Power & Light Company
- Address
- Adjacent to 900 L Street SW
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · City Council
Approved8–0, unanimous
Last discussed May 12, 2026.
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