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Town staff says 1955 road ordinance likely unenforceable as council discusses vacation petition
Summary
Council members discussed a petition to vacate an undeveloped, platted road dating to a 1955 ordinance. Town staff advised the council the old ordinance may be legally ineffective and recommended directing the petitioner to the statutory road-vacation process rather than repeatedly placing the matter on the agenda.
Lindell — Town officials spent the bulk of the July 2 meeting debating a petition to vacate an undeveloped road cited in a 1955 ordinance and weighing the legal and practical consequences of vacating public right-of-way.
The chair opened the discussion by noting a homeowner had asked the town to develop the road for fire access after a house fire exposed access issues. Staff told the council the 1955 ordinance referenced by the petitioner likely lacks a severability clause and may be of limited legal effect. "If it's gonna continue to come up as an issue, then I probably would pass a formal resolution saying we're aware of this,…
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