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Council advances petition to vacate old Fir Road right-of-way after residents object to proposed path
Summary
The council sent Bill 51-25 favorably after public testimony from Quail Ridge Villas and Quail Ridge South residents who opposed a proposed Granger Path spur through their backyards; petitioners and homeowners urged vacating the unused right-of-way that dates from the subdivision’s reconfiguration.
The Saint Joseph County Council on July 8 voted 9-0 to send Bill 51-25 favorably to vacate a segment of old Fir Road right-of-way in Penn Township that now lies between the new Fir Road alignment and a private subdivision.
Petitioners said the right-of-way has been unused for years and that vacating it will return the land to adjacent homeowners and the subdivision’s association. Terry Lang, attorney for the petitioners, said the area is overgrown and is used as a retention area; he provided a petition signed by 31 residents supporting the vacation. He told the council utilities would retain easements if the right-of-way is vacated.
Multiple residents told the…
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