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County adopts permanent road-closure application and requires petitioners to pay publication and mailing costs
Summary
The commission adopted a formal county application for permanent road vacation and set a policy requiring petitioners to cover newspaper publication and certified-mail costs under KSA 68-102.
The Bourbon County commission adopted a formal application for permanent road vacations and resolved that petitioners must pay the county’s publication and certified‑mail costs connected with the road‑vacation process.
Commissioners referenced KSA 68‑102 in the discussion and read the resolution language adopting the county’s permanent road-closure application (form 1.1.205) as the official application. The resolution states the county must publish notice in the local newspaper and mail certified letters to adjacent property owners and that the petitioner is required to cover those costs; the county clerk will collect the fees.
The board set the next public hearing dates for road-vacation matters (for example, 05/19/2025 at 5:30 p.m. and a subsequent item at 5:35 p.m. were read into the record) and specified the legal descriptions to appear in the notices. Commissioners moved and approved the resolution adopting the application and fee requirement.
Staff noted the item had been previously discussed and tabled to confirm the legality of requiring petitioners to pay publication and certified-mail costs; the county attorney and clerk confirmed the county may collect petition fees for notices under the cited statute. Commissioners asked staff to prepare final application forms and instructions for petitioners.
