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Mexican Hat landowner seeks county help to reroute road, disputes state '2477' claim
Summary
Property owner Joy Hall told the San Juan County commissioners she closed a lower road after rising post‑COVID camping and safety problems and asked the county to back an alternate private route to preserve river access; commissioners said the 2477 designation is a state process and offered to help craft an alternative plan or letter.
Joy Hall, a Mexican Hat property owner, told the San Juan County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 6 that uncontrolled camping, dust and vandalism on a lower road across her land forced her to close the route and that she is seeking the county's help to resolve competing claims over whether that road is a state‑recognized "2477" right of way.
Hall said she and previous owners have invested in dispersed camping spots and infrastructure and that use surged during the COVID era; she told commissioners her campground has been closed since Nov. 1, costing her "about $4,000 a month," and that repeated trespass and vehicle damage make securing the property difficult. "It needs something needs to be done," Hall said. "They stole it. They got it."
County staff and commissioners described the legal complication: the state's historical "2477" designation (a reference used in the meeting to describe public…
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