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Town public hearing exposes sharp division over 1955 road‑vacation and proposed repeal
Summary
At a Oct. 1 town board meeting, residents urged the board to respect a 1955 road‑vacation ordinance and warned that undoing it would require eminent domain; officials said the county cannot record the current description and suggested tabling repeal until legal counsel provides guidance.
A public hearing on Oct. 1 drew multiple residents to oppose undoing a 1955 road‑vacation and to urge the board to either honor the prior vacation or proceed only with full legal review.
The matter began when a resident asked that his written statement be entered into the record, saying the 1955 ordinance that vacated the right of way "was passed and notarized" and arguing that the vacation transferred ownership to adjoining landowners. "Property rights have vested and cannot simply be undone," the resident said, and he asked the board to approve the current vacation request while tabling any repeal until…
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