County approves vacation of 132‑foot right‑of‑way and three rezonings after unanimous planning recommendations

Kosciusko County commissioners approved a set of land‑use actions following planning staff presentations and unanimous planning commission recommendations.

Planning staff described a request from Moses Sanchez to vacate a 132‑foot unimproved right‑of‑way in the unincorporated Wooster area; staff said the strip had never been used or approved and the planning commission voted 8–0 to recommend vacating the right‑of‑way (SEG 540–551). Mary Pat Odom, representing adjacent property owners, said they had no objection and wished to retain the north half of the vacated area. The commissioners adopted the planning commission recommendation and approved the vacation by voice vote.

The board approved three rezonings recommended 8–0 by the planning commission. The first involved a split‑zoned property owned by Mark Jones near Chapin Lake; staff said rezoning the rear commercial portion to residential would allow conversion of an existing structure to a residence (SEG 602–616). The second rezoning was for Fellowship Missions, which seeks to situate operations on a 20‑acre tract off River Ranch Road; Eric Lane of Fellowship Missions spoke in support and commissioners approved the change (SEG 655–672, SEG 681–686). The third rezoning was for a 1.69‑acre portion of a larger tract owned by Timothy Britton to change from agricultural to AG‑2 to permit a family member to build a home; Lucas Burton spoke in support on behalf of the family and the rezoning was approved (SEG 710–730, SEG 746–756).

All land‑use items were approved by voice vote following public comment; no opposition was recorded in the transcript.