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Manning County commissioners approve vacating long-unused Nelson Lane easement in Chilton Subdivision
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Summary
Commissioners approved petition VAC 25-1 to abandon a 50-foot road easement at the south end of Nelson Lane (Lots 5 and 6, Block 1, Chilton Subdivision) after a public commenter and staff said the easement has not been used for decades and is not on the city thoroughfare plan.
Manning County commissioners voted by voice to approve a petition (VAC 25-1) to vacate a 50-foot road easement at the south end of Nelson Lane in the Chilton Subdivision, the commission said. The motion, read aloud to affect two parcels (as stated in the meeting: "For a parcel R R B U A 000300 and R P R R C H I 000600"), passed by voice vote after a short public comment period and a staff report.
During public comment, Mike Fowler, who gave his address as 11812 North Nelson Lane, said he helped organize the petition and told the commission the easement "it's never been used." Fowler said neighbors have paid taxes on the land and do not object to vacating the easement so property owners can fully use their lots.
Kyle Bremister, Manning County public works director, presented the staff report and read the petition details and related Idaho code sections as they appear in the record (read in the transcript as "Idaho code 50Dash13O6" and "Bridal code 40Dash203"). Bremister said staff found the easement is not on land owned by the United States or the state of Idaho, does not provide the sole means of access to public lands, and "has not been used by the public or maintained by the public for at least 3 years in the past 15 years." He added the easement "was never constructed" and that at least 20 years have elapsed since any common-law dedication. Bremister said he consulted the City of Shelby and the city's thoroughfare plan to 2050 does not show the easement.
Commission discussion was brief. A commissioner moved to vacate the easement for the two parcels identified on the record; the chair called for further discussion, none was offered, and the commission approved the motion by voice vote. After the vote, staff asked for names and signatures for the record.
The commission took formal action to abandon the 50-foot road easement as described in the petition (VAC 25-1). The transcript does not list individual roll-call votes or the number of commissioners voting; the approval was recorded as a voice vote with the chair stating the motion was carried and "it is done."
