Residents oppose CR 62 road vacation at Box Butte County hearing

The Box Butte County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. on April 22, 2026, to consider vacating County Road 62. Chairman Steve Burke opened the hearing; Road Superintendent Barb Keegan presented an official road summary and a recommendation (the transcript does not specify the content of that recommendation).

The hearing drew both supporters and opponents. Amanda Kildow of Bayard and Matt Walker of Bayard spoke in favor of the proposed vacation. Opponents included Jackie Sandersfeld (Alliance), Jared Mann (Alliance), Troy Schnell (Alliance), Doreen Powers, Rod Underwood, Mindy Foster (Hemingford), and Hannah Snyder (Alliance). Jeff Metz, identified in the record as Morrill County Chairman, registered opposition; Steve Swanson submitted a written comment opposing the vacation. The City of Alliance Fire Department and the City of Alliance Electric Department are also recorded in the transcript as opposed (no individual representative is named).

The board moved to close the CR 62 hearing at 10:47 a.m. and recorded the motion as carried on a unanimous roll-call vote. The transcript does not record any final board action to approve or deny the road vacation within the hearing segments. Keegans summary and recommendation are noted in the record but not transcribed in detail; the transcript lists the participants and their positions without reporting specific factual reasons or testimony content.

Next steps are not specified in the transcript. The board adjourned later in the day after completing the remaining agenda items.