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Oliver County commissioners rescind earlier motion after landowner raises legal concerns over BNI road relocation
Summary
A landowner objected to a proposed BNI road relocation, citing a coal lease and North Dakota statute; the county attorney urged caution and the commissioners voted to rescind an August motion approving written findings related to the relocation.
During consideration of written findings connected to a BNI road proposal, a landowner who identified himself in the meeting record as Mr. Dresser read a letter from his attorney and urged the commission to rescind a prior August motion. Dresser said a 2009 coal lease covering the southeast section includes relocation language but argued the county is not a party to that lease and therefore cannot rely on it to avoid the…
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