A Wylie Township petition to vacate a roughly 750-foot section-line roadway in the Ford subdivision was tabled after commission staff and homeowners identified that an adjoining lot owner had not been served on the petition as required by state law.

Sanford Case, one of the homeowners petitioning to close the section line, told the commission that the adjacent south lot is owned by Cam Tweaton and that while he had signed the initial petition, he was out of town and did not sign the revised petition forwarded to the commission. County staff said state code requires serving adjoining landowners who did not sign the petition, and the commission determined it must either personally serve the owner or have the owner sign the petition brought to the board before acting.

The commission instructed staff to place the item on the next meeting agenda after compliance with service requirements. Commissioners said the petition will be moved to an early spot on the next agenda to allow the proponents to return and present. No formal vote to close the road was taken; the item was explicitly tabled pending service or a signed, valid petition form.