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Residents press Mobile County over House Ferry Road vacation and Big Creek Lake access amid litigation
Summary
Residents urged the commission to rescind a 2022 vacation of House Ferry Road that removed a public boat-ramp access to Big Creek Lake, arguing the county used an improper statute and that the lake is a navigable water body; county counsel said the question is currently tied up in litigation and recommended compiling facts before any county action.
Several residents told the Mobile County Commission they want the county to restore public access to Big Creek Lake after a road vacation removed the public boat-ramp approach.
Heath Hutchinson, who said he lives on Jones Road, argued the commission used the wrong statute when it vacated House Ferry Road and said the vacation should have followed the statutory process under a different code section. Hutchinson named statutes on the record, saying the county used section “35-2-54”…
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