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Columbia County approves right-of-way payments for Hereford Farm Road widening
Summary
The Board approved negotiated payments and easements to multiple property owners to obtain right of way for the Hereford Farm Road widening project; transcript lists recipients but several dollar amounts in the record are unclear.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners voted April 15 to approve payments and obtain easements from multiple property owners for the Hereford Farm Road widening project.
Vice Chairman Gary McCouch made the motion in open session; the motion listed a set of property owners and dollar figures as part of the executive-session follow-up and the board voted to approve the payments. Staff described the amounts as standard negotiations and stated that action represents roughly 66% completion of negotiations for the project’s right-of-way acquisitions.
The motion names several payees in the transcript: Amy Lynn and Jody Stafford; Joel and Christina Weathersby; Cindy and Don Weathersby; and Hereford Oaks Homeowners Association Inc. The transcript includes numeric amounts, but several of those figures are garbled or unclear in the recording. Commissioners approved the motion by raised-hand vote.
Ending: Staff indicated negotiations are standard and that additional paperwork will follow; the county will record finalized easement agreements once recorded.
