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Lynndyl council pauses public hearing on 1955 roads-and-alleys ordinance, defers vote to December
Summary
Residents told the Lynndyl Town Council the proposed repeal of a 1955 ordinance that purports to vacate streets and alleys could strip legal access from long-established properties and benefit a few landowners; the council adjourned the hearing and said it will vote on the repeal in December.
The Lynndyl Town Council adjourned an in-person public hearing on whether to repeal a 1955 ordinance that purports to vacate streets and alleys, and said it will place the matter on the council’s December agenda for a formal vote.
At the hearing, resident Katie Dutson accused the council of moving to repeal the ordinance for private benefit, saying the change would “affect a large number of properties in Lynndyl” and alleging the repeal would give access to a parcel at “100 East, 400 South” for the gain of council members’ family members. Dutson cited Utah Code 72-5-105 and argued that, if public use is discontinued for more than 50 years, ownership of the former…
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