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Lynndyl council delays decision on repeal of 1955 road-vacation ordinance after residents raise legal and access concerns
Summary
After residents raised legal, access and notice concerns during a public hearing, the Lynndyl Town Council deferred a vote on repealing a 1955 Vacation of Roads and Alleyways ordinance and said it will consider the matter at its December meeting.
The Lynndyl Town Council deferred a decision on repealing a 1955 Vacation of Roads and Alleyways ordinance after residents in a public hearing argued the change could strip neighbors of access and that the town’s process was flawed.
"It is a self serving act of the members of the town council today to repeal that ordinance from 1955 solely for the purpose of gaining access to the property located at 100 East, 400 South and extended to Highway 6," said Katie Dutson, a resident who testified during the hearing. Dutson also read aloud a statutory provision she said supports adjacent landowners’ claims to abandoned roadbed after 50 years, citing what…
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