Johnny B Lane residents ask supervisors to survey and define right-of-way before paving

Four households on Johnny B Lane asked the Board of Supervisors to delay paving until the county legally establishes the road's right-of-way and provides plan views showing roadway alignment relative to property lines.

A resident speaking on behalf of the group said the original roadway was private, reconstructed by a family member in 1963, and later informally dedicated to the county. He said several later surveys show inconsistent bearings and deed descriptions that call into question the northern alignment and whether the road crosses privately held parcels. "We request that the right of ways be legally established by a metes and bounds survey and agreed by all parties prior to construction and paving of the subject roadway," the resident read into the record.

Board and staff members described the county's standard process: establish a centerline and proposed right-of-way, produce a plan that shows the proposed alignment and adjoining property owners, and submit those documents to the county attorney to secure right-of-way before construction. County staff explicitly stated there "shouldn't be any work done until the right of way is secured." Supervisors said the county attorney and survey work will be used to resolve discrepancies.

No vote to begin construction took place; staff told the board they will engage the county attorney and follow the process of surveying and securing legal right-of-way before any paving contract is awarded.

The board did not commit to a construction schedule at the meeting. The request from residents and the board's procedural reply set the next steps as obtaining a metes-and-bounds survey, producing plan views for affected property owners, and consulting with the county attorney to finalize legal rights before construction.