Commission declines to vacate portion of Class B road at 1250 North after lengthy dispute over easements and subdivision approvals

The Uintah County Commission on a February 2025 meeting considered but did not adopt a motion to vacate a portion of a Class B road at 1250 North that lies on private property owned by Christy Jenkins.

The item, listed as Ordinance 12O4202301 on the agenda, prompted more than an hour of public comment and discussion. Commissioners heard from the executor of a family trust, several neighbors and county staff about competing claims over whether the lane was ever a public road, how prior minor-subdivision approvals were handled, and whether vacating the road would landlock adjacent parcels.

TJ Batty, who identified himself as executor of the trust that owned portions of the land, argued the lane "is not a road. It's never been a road. Everyone knows that," and said the trust and subsequent buyers proceeded with land transfers and sales that later created the dispute. Batty urged the commission to vacate…