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Becker County board agrees to remove barricade on non‑vacated township road and seek gated access
Summary
Following months of informal closure, Becker County commissioners directed staff to obtain quotes to gate and fence a public township road adjacent to the county demolition landfill, after township representatives and county staff said the barricade had no recorded easement and likely violates state statute.
Becker County commissioners voted to have county environmental services obtain cost estimates to gate and fence a township road that has been barricaded for roughly three decades near the county’s demolition landfill.
The action follows a June public appearance by Detroit Township officials who said the barricade blocks a road that was never formally vacated and therefore remains a public township road. County staff said there is no recorded easement for the long‑standing access arrangement between county contractors and adjacent landowners.
The vote matters because the closed roadway lies adjacent to Becker County’s construction and demolition landfill and other county assets, and township officials said leaving it barricaded puts the county out…
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