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The Crawford County Commission moved to publish a notice of intent to vacate a platted street called Bailey Avenue at the north end of Bradley after county counsel reviewed historical platting that shows the 40‑foot roadway reverting unequally to adjoining plats.
Counsel told commissioners the roadway is shown on two separate plats: 30 feet of the 40‑foot right‑of‑way traces back to the original town of Bradley on the east side, and 10 feet traces to the Gerard Cole Company’s first addition on the west. Commissioners were told this is an uncommon configuration — most vacates split a street evenly between adjoining owners — and that the county must follow how the road was originally taken when determining reversion rights.
Commissioners asked questions about landlock risk and were told there would be no landlocked parcels as a result of the proposed vacate. The county’s GIS staff, including Kyle Nelson, assisted in researching the plat history and maps used during the discussion.
A motion to grant the notice of intent to vacate as presented by counsel was made and seconded. The transcript records the motion and second; no roll‑call vote or final adoption of a vacate ordinance is recorded in the meeting audio.
The action now would move forward as a notice of intent: further legal steps, public notice and any subsequent hearings would be required before the county could adopt an ordinance vacating the right‑of‑way.
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