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Commission appoints appraisers; Penrose Lane owners seek face-to-face meeting
Summary
Sheridan County commissioners appointed three appraisers under Wyoming statute 24-3-114 to evaluate claims related to establishing Penrose Lane as a county road; property owners asked for a separate meeting to discuss access, valuation and preservation of the road’s character.
Sheridan County commissioners on May 6 appointed Joseph Crump, David Ford and Logan Martinez as appraisers to assess damage claims tied to the possible establishment of Penrose Lane as a county road.
The motion, made during a statutory proceeding, directed the appraisers to meet at the site on Friday, May 9, at 8:30 a.m. and file a written report with the county clerk within 30 days. The appointment was made pursuant to Wyoming Statute 24-3-114, cited by county counsel during the meeting.
Two property owners who spoke urged commissioners to hold a face-to-face meeting before the process advanced. John Maludich, who said he has lived on Penrose Lane for 47 years, asked for a meeting to address concerns and to seek mutual solutions among the affected owners. He also asked that appraisers be familiar with Story’s real estate market given its uniqueness.
Margo Hennett, another parcel owner on Penrose Lane, said she and her husband are not opposed to creating a county road but emphasized preserving the lane’s aesthetics and clarity about long-term management. Hennett said the owners retained legal counsel only to navigate a complex process and that a prior notice left owners with 30 days to submit objections and damage claims simultaneously, which she described as confusing and constraining.
Commissioners said they must follow statute once a formal claim and legal document exist but indicated willingness to meet and discuss concerns at the appropriate public stage. The board took the formal step of appointing the three appraisers and set the site meeting and reporting deadline in the motion adopted by voice vote.
No dollar amounts of damages or final decisions about converting the lane to a county road were recorded at the meeting; the appraisers’ written report is the next formal step under state statute.
