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Homeowner asks DeKalb commissioners to vacate 14-foot alley; commissioners authorize counsel to draft ordinance
Summary
A new property owner told commissioners she discovered a well sits on a county 14-foot right-of-way; staff said the board must vacate county-owned right-of-way and the commission authorized the county attorney to draft an ordinance and pursue consent from adjacent owners.
Amber Farrell, a recent purchaser at 202 and 206 Summer Street in Butler, told the commissioners she had expected two usable wells but learned at survey that one well sits on a county 14-foot alley/right-of-way and is not legally accessible.
Planning staff explained that the right-of-way was dedicated on an old plat for future streets and remains county-owned, and that the planning commission lacks authority to vacate…
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