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Tallchester residents press county on proposed takeover of two neighborhood roads
Summary
Residents asked commissioners detailed questions about proposed county takeover of two Tallchester roads — including whether takeover would change drivable width, affect deeded beach property, or require association voting — and county staff said no formal action has been taken and explained right-of-way and maintenance implications.
Residents of Tallchester raised concerns about a county proposal to take over two community roads and the implications for right-of-way, road width and beach property.
Sue Brown, who identified herself as a Tallchester resident, asked whether road width would mean drivable width, ditch-to-ditch or deeded width and whether the county takeover would absorb parts of beach property. County staff explained that recorded right-of-way typically includes ditches beyond the drivable surface and that the tar-and-chip work would match the current drivable width (10–12 feet in places); the county would take maintenance responsibility for the larger right-of-way area (including ditches). Staff said commissioners can make discretionary exceptions to a standard 20-foot minimum drivable width and that the county had not taken any formal action — the discussion is at a conceptual stage and would require association approvals and recorded surveys.
Residents also raised process questions about association membership and voting on conveyance; staff encouraged written comments and in-person testimony to the commissioners and reminded participants that the association would need to complete its internal approvals before the county could move forward. Commissioners said they would follow up on records and files to clarify property deeds and road surveys before any action.
