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Boone County grants exception so 400 North can remain eligible for hard‑surface conversion
Summary
Landowners petitioned to convert 400 North from gravel to hard surface. The road scored above many petition roads except for a required 75% right-of-way dedication signature threshold; commissioners approved a special exception because one landowner who is a commissioner could not sign per attorney advice.
Dan Smith, a landowner on 400 North, asked the Boone County commissioners on April 14 for a special exception to the county’s petition-road scoring process so his road could remain eligible for conversion from gravel to hard surface.
Smith told the board residents began the petition in February 2018 and that the road ranks in the top 20% of petition roads by the county’s scoring criteria, notably scoring between 100 and 300 vehicles per day on average. The county’s conversion program uses several metrics and requires…
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