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Newton County courts debate road‑use agreements and bond policy for heavy hauling; item tabled
Summary
Commissioners discussed adopting road-use agreements and bond requirements for oil, gas and logging operations to protect county roads. They debated standing permits, enforcement and the authority to close roads; no final policy was adopted and work will continue.
Commissioners spent extensive time on Aug. 5 discussing whether the county should adopt a road-bond or road-use agreement policy to protect local roads from damage caused by heavy hauling, logging and oil-and-gas operations.
A county official described local practice and comparable county models, saying a case-by-case road-use agreement "is absolutely doable" and noting some counties require targeted…
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