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Property owners petition Saline County to gate portion of Ottawa Road; commissioners begin minimum‑maintenance process
Summary
Two property owners asked Saline County to permit a gated, minimum‑maintenance designation for a short, earth‑surfaced segment of Ottawa Road that serves two parcels and has been subject to illegal dumping and heavy rutting during inclement weather. The board reviewed procedures; no final action was taken.
Saline County commissioners on May 13 heard a petition to allow controlled access and a gate on a short, earth section of Ottawa Road on the county line with Ottawa County.
Darren Fischel, road and bridge administrator, said the segment is an earth road that is not a through route and currently serves access to two properties. "This section is a low maintenance road that only serves access to 2 properties," Fischel said, adding that a closed bridge at the west end leaves the road functionally dead‑ended and that heavy…
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