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Residents press county on Lawrence Ryle Road right-of-way; commission declines immediate action
Summary
Multiple residents sought a county determination on whether a disputed strip of land is a county right-of-way; the commission heard testimony and evidence but took no immediate enforcement or closure action, directing that staff retain the matter for further review.
Residents and property owners raised a long-running dispute over Lawrence Ryle Road (a deeded strip of land) during public comment, asking the Taylor County Board of County Commissioners to clarify whether the roadway is a county right-of-way and whether the county will pursue a road-closure petition or otherwise act to resolve encroachments.
The complainant described deeds and surveys he said show a 40-foot strip deeded to the county and said the county has maintained roughly a third of the deeded area for decades. He told commissioners he would pursue legal remedies if the county declined to…
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