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Two years of work trying to reach consensus on closing a couple of quirky alleyways adjacent to Saskatoon’s downtown failed to produce a solution city council could support.

Council decided unanimously at Monday’s public hearing meeting to reject the proposed closure of two lanes on the block southwest of the intersection of Idylwyld Drive and 22nd Street.

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The administration had recommended that the north-south lane connecting to 22nd be closed, as well as the east-west lane connecting to Idylwyld on the east side and Avenue B South on the west.

Two of the five private property owners who would have been affected by the lane closures opposed the idea, while two others appeared Monday to voice their support.

“I want to thank everyone who came to present tonight, and administration for two years trying to come up with a solution here and trying to see what’s possible,” Mayor Charlie Clark told Monday’s meeting. “And I know that takes time and that a consensus can’t always be reached.”