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Commission rescinds 1998 resolution on historic mining roads, adopts staff road‑research process after public comments
Summary
The Board voted to rescind a 1998 resolution that had broadly declared historical mining roads public and affirmed use of an updated county road‑research standard operating procedure; members of the public raised concerns about individual parcel access and requested clearer guidance and follow‑up.
The Board of County Commissioners voted Aug. 19 to rescind Resolution 98‑181 — a 1998 measure that previously declared historical mining roads as public access — and to reaffirm that the county will use its adopted Road System list and an expanded staff standard operating procedure (SOP) to evaluate historical access requests.
County attorney staff told the Board that the 1998 resolution did not identify specific roads and therefore lacked the specificity required under subsequent state law and county mapping practices. Commissioners said rescinding the older measure would reduce confusion for land…
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