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Rock quarry owner warns Deschutes County a 40‑acre federal conveyance lacks access; county legal staff flags limits to conditioning sale
Summary
A Spring View Rock owner told the county the 40‑acre federal parcel east of La Pine can’t be mined without access across private quarry land; county counsel said the county can delay sale or request access conditions but likely can’t compel adjacent owners to provide easements.
At the Nov. 17 Deschutes County Board of Commissioners meeting, Al Sherkin, who identified himself as owner of Spring View Rock, urged the board to consider access constraints before accepting federal conveyance of a 40‑acre parcel east of La Pine.
Sherkin said the parcel’s only practical road access crosses land controlled by an existing quarry (identified in the record as Findlay/Benin…
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