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Supervisors deny East Ridge abandonment, approve Polychem road closure and reject multiple road additions over standards
Summary
Hancock County Board of Supervisors voted June 16 to deny a petition to abandon about 1,500 feet at the end of East Ridge Road, to approve a separate petition from Polychem, Inc. to abandon roughly 600 feet in the Portland Harbor area, and to deny petitions to add Whitfield Drive (about 1.23 miles) and Englewood/Angelwood Lane (about 1,700 feet) to the county-maintained road registry.
Hancock County Board of Supervisors voted June 16 to deny a petition to abandon about 1,500 feet at the end of East Ridge Road, to approve a separate petition from Polychem, Inc. to abandon roughly 600 feet in the Portland Harbor area, and to deny petitions to add Whitfield Drive (about 1.23 miles) and Englewood/Angelwood Lane (about 1,700 feet) to the county-maintained road registry.
The decisions came after a public hearing during which county road staff, property owners and counsel for Polychem presented maps, maintenance history and concerns about landlocked parcels. Board President Scottie Adams presided over the hearing and supervisors recorded 5-0 votes on each final motion.
Board staff said county crews had maintained parts of East Ridge within the last five years, and supervisors said the record did not show whether abandoning the 1,500-foot stretch would leave a neighboring property owner without legal access.…
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