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Commission approves multiple right-of-way permits, tables Road 12½ pending water district response
Summary
Big Horn County commissioners approved several right-of-way permits presented by Road & Bridge staff but tabled a resubmitted permit for Road 12½ pending a response from North West Rural Water; the commission also discussed the status of Lane 39, which a landowner described as a private road with a granted easement.
M. Leonhardt, representing Road & Bridge, presented a package of right-of-way permits at the Jan. 7 Big Horn County Commission meeting, including permits for Lane 7, Road 8½, Lane 13, Trapper Creek Road, Lane 31 and a resubmission for a permit on Road 12½.
The commission voted to approve all submitted permits except the Road 12½ resubmission, which was tabled pending a response from North West Rural Water to a letter sent by W. Bridges. Commissioners asked staff to follow up with the utility and report back before taking action on the Road 12½ item.
Commissioner Dave Neves raised a separate access issue concerning Lane 39, reporting that a landowner told him the route has historically been a private road and that an easement had been given to an adjacent property owner. Leonhardt said Bridges prefers to leave existing easements in place and that the county does not intend to convert Lane 39 into a county road. The minutes note the landowner was unable to attend the meeting and may do so at a future session to clarify the record.
No formal condemnation, acquisition or conversion to county-maintained status was approved for Lane 39; the commission recorded the history and left the matter open for future clarification by the landowner and staff.
