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Planning board recommends vacating Wooster alleyways but preserves short section of Center Street to protect access

Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission (hearing) · February 4, 2026
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Summary

After public testimony that vacating alleys could landlock an adjacent property, the planning board recommended vacation of platted alleyways in the Wooster area but excluded the final 100‑foot portion of Center Street to preserve potential access for the neighbor.

The Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission voted to recommend vacating multiple platted alleys and rights‑of‑way in the unincorporated Wooster area but directed the petitioners to exclude a short segment of Center Street to avoid depriving neighboring properties of access.

Petitioners (represented by Chris McCrae of John Temple & Associates) initially sought to vacate several alleys and a south right‑of‑way. McCrae said the petitioner could exclude the southeast corner portion if needed. "I…

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