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Commissioners table Hyattville alley closure after applicant provides signatures; clerk to verify deeds
Summary
A request to close an alley in Hyattville submitted by Bradley Plaster drew discussion about ownership, required notices and whether the alley is a county road. Commissioners agreed to table the request for one week while staff verify deed records and provide public notice so residents can object if they wish.
The commission considered a road-closure application for an alley in Hyattville submitted by Bradley Plaster. Plaster provided paperwork and signatures from neighboring landowners; commissioners discussed whether the right-of-way is a county road and whether a public notice is required.
Staff and commissioners reviewed a description in the application that identified the alley between lots in Block 8 of Hyattville and noted the applicant had signatures from adjacent property owners, including Lula Howard and Leslie Higginbotham. Commissioners said Hyattville is unincorporated, making the county the authority to act on a local alley closure.
Several commissioners expressed that the typical process for closing an actual open county road requires notice and procedures, but this feature appeared to be an alley or an overgrown right-of-way that might already be landlocked. Because the county's deed records and GIS need verification, a commissioner moved to table the item for one week so staff could confirm whether the parcel is county-owned or a county road and to allow public notice and comment from Hyattville residents.
A motion to table the closure and return it on next week's agenda passed by consensus; commissioners also agreed to post the item on the county's Facebook page and to check deed records and GIS to confirm ownership before taking final action.
