Quincy annexes M Street NE property

QUINCY — New housing, sidewalks and curbs will be coming to a piece of undeveloped property on M Street Northeast as part of an annexation agreement approved Jan. 6 by the Quincy City Council.  

“It consists of 56.9 acres,” said Quincy Public Works Director Carl Worley. “Currently, it’s under an ag land (designation). Upon the annexation, it would be rezoned to residential multi-family.” 

The property is next to the Jackrabbit Estates development, some of which is still under construction. It’s owned by Angel Garza, Othello, the Jackrabbit Estates developer. Development is projected to take about five years.  

The annexation comes with requirements, street improvements like sidewalks and gutters among them. Quincy City Administrator Pat Haley said in a later interview that the city is working on a multiyear project to improve M Street Northeast, starting with the section running east from Quincy High School. 

The city limits extend to Adams Road North; part of that section is already home to a number of data centers. Part of that section of town is zoned for industrial and light industrial uses, and Haley said M Street Northeast wasn’t built to handle that kind of traffic. The city will be rebuilding the road, and property owners along that stretch will be required to make improvements.  

Garza and his company AMJ will be required to improve their section of M Street with sidewalks, gutters and streetlights, conforming to the city’s plans. Accommodations for irrigation ditch piping will be required, along with streetlights and walking-bicycle accommodations.  

A pedestrian crossing with a signal will be required along M Street Northeast, according to the development agreement. Any water rights that come with the property will be transferred to the city. A water main and city sewer mains will have to be extended, and additional sewer work will be required, which will be paid for by the developer, the development agreement said.