Lincoln County commissioners approve vacating remaining Berton Townsite parcels and sign contract authorizations
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The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners approved multiple consent items Oct. 18, including vacating remaining portions of the Berton Townsite pending surveys and recording, authorizing a Magellan Rx Schedule D addendum, and signing a WYDOT cooperative agreement for a federal road project.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 18 approved several consent items, including a motion to vacate the remaining portions of the Berton Townsite and authorization for the chairman to sign contract documents.
Chairman King called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner Harmon moved to approve the consent agenda, which included minutes from Oct. 4–5, changes to the assessment roll and the vouchers; the motion was adopted. Commissioner Harmon then moved to authorize the chairman to sign Schedule D for Magellan Rx Management Inc. to continue the county’s prescription service; the motion was adopted.
Commissioner Hansen moved to vacate the remaining portions of the Berton Townsite (Blocks 1, 2, 11 and 12) pending completion of survey work and recording of deeds and affidavits with the County Clerk’s Office, following Lincoln County Planning Office procedures; Commissioner Harmon seconded and the motion passed. Surveyor Scott Scherbel asked for clarification about certain lots believed to be deeded to the Thayers; Amy Butler, County Engineer, said staff are verifying ownership for those remaining parcels before final documents are prepared.
The board also authorized the chairman to sign an Amended and Restated Cooperative Agreement with the Wyoming Department of Transportation for Federal Project CD22307 (Kemmerer–Hams Fork, Frontier). No votes against or abstentions were recorded in the meeting minutes for these consent items.
The public hearing to consider the Berton Townsite vacation was held later in the afternoon, where Amy Butler explained the townsite was recorded in 1927, that a petition to vacate has been signed by all current landowners for several blocks, and that research is ongoing on three additional blocks believed to be county-owned. Butler told commissioners that the proposed vacation would not affect the existing county road. Chairman King closed the hearing at 1:35 p.m.
The board adjourned at 3:44 p.m.