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Dearborn County tables Dog Ridge right-of-way decision after hours of public comment
Summary
The Board of Commissioners deferred action on a request to reopen and upgrade a long-unused section of Dog Ridge Road to provide driveway access to a 58-acre parcel. Residents and landowners urged delay while survey evidence and legal claims are reviewed.
Dearborn County commissioners on Oct. 21 voted to table consideration of a petition to reopen and upgrade a historic right-of-way along Dog Ridge Road until the board's next meeting on Nov. 18.
The item drew more than an hour of testimony from residents, multiple surveyors and county staff about whether an apparent county right-of-way historically crossed private parcels and whether the route shown on a recent pro forma survey matches older atlases and aerial photos. Dennis (county staff) provided historical maps; Danny Krause, a surveyor, described physical evidence of an old roadbed and his retracement work. Dan Sievers, the property owner seeking access, said…
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