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Residents ask Utah County to take over Whittemore Road; commissioners hear water, easement and precedent concerns
Summary
A property owner asked the county to accept the paved portion of Whittemore Road as a public road; supporters cited disproportionate private maintenance burdens while other residents warned that water rights and watershed impacts and existing easement history complicate any county takeover.
Richard White presented to the Utah County Commission a request that the county accept the paved portion of Whittemore Road as a county road. White said the road is used year‑round by cabins, homeowners associations (HOAs), a Mount Nebo School District camp, and members of the public for recreation; he argued that the paved portion is effectively serving the public and that the county should assume maintenance responsibility if the road is brought up to county standards. "We have agreed that we will get it up to the county standards…we're willing to get it there so that the county would take a brand new road, and…
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