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Church asks county to vacate undeveloped roads in Alberta townsite; county seeks clarifications before public hearing
Summary
Farmland Reserve, representing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints, asked Utah County to vacate undeveloped roads laid out in a 1908 Alberta townsite plat. County staff and the surveyor requested deed language and clarified ownership before scheduling a public hearing; no vacation vote was taken.
Utah County commissioners heard a work‑session presentation from Public Works on a petition by Farmland Reserve requesting the county vacate multiple undeveloped roads in the 1908 Alberta townsite plat.
Glenn Tanner of Utah County Public Works told commissioners the roads were never built and that staff had reviewed the Church’s petition without substantial objections so far, but asked for clarifications on ownership boundaries. "We've looked at it," Tanner said, "we don't have any real concerns with what they're proposing other than maybe some clarification on a few items."
County surveyor Anthony Canto said the petition’s language may overreach and recommended limiting any vacation to portions…
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