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Commissioners approve ordinance to vacate platted street and alley in Fairview
Summary
Randolph County commissioners closed a public hearing and adopted Ordinance 2025‑06 to vacate a platted east‑west street and a nearby alley in Fairview, a move petitioned by an adjacent property owner to consolidate seven parcels for his auto garage business.
Randolph County commissioners on a voice vote adopted Ordinance 2025‑06 to vacate a platted street and an alley in Fairview after a brief public hearing. Attorney Jason Welch spoke for petitioner Stuart Terrell, owner of Stu’s Garage, saying the street and alley currently dissect seven parcels he owns and are not used by the public. Welch said notices were published and the affected neighboring property owner was notified by certified mail.
Welch asked the board to split the contiguous portion of Platted North Street 50/50 between Terrell and the adjacent owner to allow combining the parcels into one parcel for clearer property lines. Commissioners closed the public hearing, held first reading of the ordinance, moved to suspend the rules, and adopted the ordinance on the same day; the transcript records voice votes in favor with no roll‑call tally recorded.
The county clerk’s office will finalize the legal description and recording steps required to effect the vacation; any property owner who contests the ordinance retains statutory remedies after adoption. The county did not record a roll‑call tally in the meeting transcript; the action was reflected as approved by voice vote in the record.
The next procedural step is recording the ordinance and updating parcel descriptions in the county land records so the petitioner can combine the lots as described.
