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Commissioners table plan to reopen County Road 276 amid landowner dispute
Summary
After discussing a prior motion to close County Road 276 in Precinct 2, commissioners agreed to table action and ask parties to meet and consult legal counsel before bringing the matter back to the court.
Cooke County Commissioners on [date not specified in the transcript] discussed whether to rescind a prior 08/28/23 motion that had closed County Road 276 in Precinct 2 and ultimately agreed to table the matter pending further talks among affected landowners and the county.
Commissioner Snuggs summarized the situation, saying the road had been closed previously and that a landowner who holds frontage wants to subdivide, but the closure now prevents subdividing off an easement. He told the court at length that the parties have not reached agreement about where the road should be reopened, and that one property owner has retained counsel.
"I could rescind the motion, which wouldn't be a popular thing to do, but then we can get the people to agree on it," Commissioner Snuggs said as he described negotiations with property owners and the developer. He said he invited the county attorney (Ed) to help clarify legal points.
Commissioners emphasized the need to negotiate a specific reopening point that balances access and property rights. One commissioner noted that if the county reopened a portion it should not require the county to rebuild the entire road to current standards, and another said it should fall to the developer to bring a section up to county road standards if subdividing proceeds.
Rather than take immediate action, the court agreed to table items 11 and 12 so the parties could meet and discuss an agreeable solution; the county indicated it will revisit the item after the landowners and legal counsel confer.
The item was tabled with no formal vote on rescinding the prior closure; commissioners asked staff to coordinate conversations among the landowners, the developer and county counsel.
