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Lindell council denies petition to vacate segment of 100 East after contested public hearing
Summary
After public comment and legal argument over an unrecorded 1955 ordinance, the Lindell Town Council voted to deny a petition by Gary Dudson to vacate a portion of 100 East (100 East from 300 South to 400 South), adopting Resolution 2025-03 effective immediately.
The Lindell Town Council voted to deny a petition to vacate a portion of 100 East between 300 South and 400 South, adopting Town of Lindell Resolution 2025-03 and making the denial effective immediately.
Supporters of keeping the street public argued at a packed public hearing that an alleged 1955 instrument that the petitioner cites was never recorded and therefore cannot be used to erase long-standing public rights. A written objection submitted by Ed and Christine Proctor, read into the record, said the official plat has consistently identified 1st East as a public road and urged the council to reaffirm the road’s status.
The hearing produced conflicting legal views. Katie Dodson, an adjacent property owner who has attended prior…
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