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Landowner offers to rebuild a stretch of Goldfinch Road; county asks for MOU and standards
Summary
Landowner Keith Graham asked Brown County commissioners for permission to regrade and improve roughly a quarter‑mile of Goldfinch Road from his property, offering equipment and volunteer labor. Commissioners said they are open to a pilot if the work follows KDOT/county standards, is covered by insurance and formalized by an MOU or right‑of‑way permit.
Keith Graham asked the Brown County Commission for permission to perform a targeted repair on a problematic stretch of Goldfinch Road adjacent to his property, offering his equipment, labor and cooperation from neighboring landowners.
Graham told commissioners the proposed scope would be limited to a roughly quarter‑mile section south of U.S. 270 and would focus on shaving back steep banks, regrading the subgrade, compacting and topping the shoulder with gravel. "I would ask for permission to... do that," Graham said while walking the board through maps and historical records he had supplied.
Commissioners welcomed the proposal but pressed for clear safeguards. They…
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