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Reverend Alexander Newton raises deed dispute and sidetrack claim during public comment
Summary
Reverend Alexander Newton told commissioners he believes deeds for a family parcel now called Newton Park were removed from county records and said a sidetrack is needed for Amtrak service. County staff advised him the county cannot intervene in private property disputes and offered to provide contacts for local attorneys.
Reverend Alexander Newton addressed the Jones County Board of Commissioners during public comment on April 15 to report a long-running dispute over a family property he calls Newton Park, and to say he needs help clearing title issues to allow a railroad sidetrack to be built.
Newton said the property is a 16-acre tract adjoining a railroad that his family calls Newton Park and said deeds recorded historically have been…
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