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Tanglewood residents press county over gated subdivision; county counsel says roads will remain private pending legal review
Summary
Residents of the Tanglewood Lakes subdivision urged the Linn County Board of Commissioners to recognize roads as public and to address gate closures; county legal counsel advised the board that the county will not change current practice and will review submitted materials before responding.
Residents of the Tanglewood Lakes subdivision delivered extended public comments at the Linn County Board of Commissioners meeting, pressing the county to treat roads inside the subdivision as public and to take action after years of disputes over gate access.
Eva Lehi Hasmaki, who identified herself as a Tanglewood Lake resident, gave detailed testimony recounting a multi‑year dispute over gate access that she said left some residents effectively unable to access their homes. She cited a district court ruling by Judge Andrea Purvis and referenced case law and statutes she said supported the view that subdivision roads became county roads when plats were…
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