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Wilson County resident asks to gate dead-end road; county attorney outlines legal hurdles for road closures
Summary
A Wilson County resident asked the road commission to abandon the end of a paved road so she can gate it; county staff advised inspection and deed work, and the county attorney explained that state law — not local policy — controls formal road closures, a process that can risk creating landlocked parcels.
Resident Casey Callahan asked the Wilson County Road Commission on Jan. 9 to abandon the end of a paved road off Ferry Stanford Drive so she and her family can gate the road and keep a child and pets safe. "We bought the 4 properties with the red boxes, and we wanted to see if the county could abandon the end of the road there just so we're able to put up a gate," Callahan said, giving her Lebanon address for the record.
The commission and staff discussed immediate, lower-cost options and longer legal procedures. Superintendent Murphy (referred to in the meeting transcript as "Mr. Murphy") told Callahan the county would likely allow a gate where the road ends if the property owners are the last property on the road, but recommended an on-site inspection…
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