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Residents press Ellis County to clarify maintenance of Wheatland Avenue near 27th Street; commissioners order limited smoothing
Summary
Landowners said an 80-foot right-of-way near VOTEC has been maintained informally for decades and asked the commission to restore maintenance after a semi tore up the gravel. County attorney told commissioners no recorded county acceptance was found; the commission authorized limited smoothing and asked landowners and NCK Tech to resolve gate/access or pursue formal easements.
Residents and property owners near Wheatland Avenue pressed the Ellis County Board of County Commissioners on repeated damage to a gravel route used by VOTEC students and local businesses, asking the county to resume maintenance after a semi truck became stuck and tore up the corner.
Lane Adams and other residents told commissioners the route has been maintained intermittently for decades and carries frequent traffic from the VOTEC school and a nearby container-storage business. "For years... the county has always maintained it," one longtime resident said, urging officials to treat the stretch as a public access used by students and local traffic.
County attorney Bill Jeter told the commissioners his preliminary review found no document in the registered deeds showing the county formally accepted the…
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