The Sheridan County Board of County Commissioners appointed County Engineer Ken Mueller as viewer for petitions to vacate portions of McKinney Avenue, Elm Street, 16th Street and an alley in Block 65 of Downers' Addition at the Jan. 7 meeting.

Ken Mueller said he would perform the viewing as he has for prior petitions. Following the appointment, the board received Mueller’s viewer’s report regarding a separate petition to vacate a portion of 14th Street between blocks 39 and 40 adjacent to specified lots in Downers' Addition. Mueller reported that the city of Sheridan had a dead-end waterline on Yankee and that the city owns Yankee and Holloway; he noted a high-voltage three-phase MDU line in 14th Street. "My recommendation is this probably ought not to be considered to vacate," Mueller said, citing potential elimination of future utility connections.

After considering the viewer’s report, the board voted to adopt the viewer’s recommendation and denied the petition to vacate that portion of 14th Street; the motion included direction that no further action be taken in the matter.