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Lindletown public hearing on disputed 1955 road vacation leads board to table repeal pending legal review
Summary
Residents at a public hearing argued a 1955 ordinance vacated a town right‑of‑way and vested adjoining owners’ property rights; the Town Board agreed to table any repeal action and seek legal counsel after concerns about recording, funding and possible constitutional takings were raised.
A public hearing on Oct. 1, 2025 drew multiple residents to the Lindletown Town Board to debate a road‑vacation request and a related effort to repeal a 1955 ordinance. Residents argued the 1955 ordinance had legally vacated the right‑of‑way and that adjoining landowners received vested property rights that cannot be reversed without a formal condemnation and eminent‑domain process.
A resident who read a prepared statement into the record said the 1955 ordinance was properly passed and notarized and therefore "not an admission that the 1955 vacation was invalid" but that the town’s recent actions were being taken in good faith. The reader asked the…
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