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Residents urge Lane County to accept Local Access Roads into county system
Summary
Multiple River Road and Santa Clara residents told commissioners on June 24 that Local Access Road (LAR) designations leave homeowners with maintenance burdens, insurance gaps and unequal treatment; they asked the board to accept LARs into the county road system rather than wait for annexation.
Residents from River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods told the Lane County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that Local Access Road (LAR) designations create an unfair burden on homeowners and asked the board to accept those roads into the county-maintained system.
Residents said LARs are used and taxed like county roads but are excluded from routine public maintenance; speakers urged commissioners to correct the condition rather than treating it as a historical anomaly.
What residents asked Linda Lovic (resident) told the board: "We are simply asking that Lane County declares the designated LARs part of its Lane County road system in their current condition." Laura Shue (resident) told commissioners staff had provided "excuses to justify inaction" and that most…
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