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Commission agrees to staff title search and survey after dispute over fence on Lawrence Raul Road
Summary
After extended testimony from a landowner and church representatives, the Taylor County Commission directed staff to obtain a title search and professional survey to determine whether a fence sits on county right-of-way along Lawrence Raul Road and to report back.
Following lengthy testimony from Walter Ryle and multiple community members, the Taylor County Commission on April 8 directed county staff to obtain a title search and a professional survey to clarify competing claims over the Lawrence(a.k.a. Lawrence Raul) Road right-of-way and to consider next steps for a fence erected across a portion of the roadway.
Ryle told the commission he and his family developed the subdivision that includes Lawrence Raul Road and presented deeds, a private survey, and historical context, asserting the road as a county right-of-way and saying a fence placed across the road prevents access to his property.…
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