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Valley County commissioners validate Old Council Road to preserve public access
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Valley County commissioners voted April 21 to validate the Old Council Road as a county public road, following a staff report documenting the road’s historical use and agency and public comments urging the county to retain public access.
Valley County commissioners voted April 21 to validate the Old Council Road as a county public road, following a staff report documenting the road’s historical use and agency and public comments urging the county to retain public access.
County parks and recreation representative Dave Bambien told the commission the road historically provided primary access to aviation communication sites on No Business Mountain, to Idaho Department of Lands parcels and to Payette National Forest lands west of West Mountain Road. Bambien said historical research showed cooperative county construction of the road in 1902 and that the county’s records contain no evidence the road was formally vacated between 1902 and 1992.
The vote followed agency statements and public testimony emphasizing safety, maintenance and recreation. John Overstreet, representing…
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