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Morgan County approves nine right-of-way acquisitions for Lincoln Hill Road project
Summary
At its April 20 meeting, the Morgan County Board of Commissioners approved acquisition documents for nine parcels needed to straighten curves and prepare Lincoln Hill Road for future paving; one parcel was donated and engineering studies are still underway.
Morgan County commissioners on April 20 approved documents to acquire right-of-way across nine parcels for the Lincoln Hill Road improvement project, a vote the board recorded as 3–0.
County staff said the work will slightly realign curves and remove steep drop-offs to improve safety and allow future paving. ‘‘We’ve got a project going on with design and there’s right-of-way that needs to be purchased to…round the curves,’’ County staff member Eddie told the board as he explained the parcel list and the project’s timeline.
Staff said engineering and design studies are not yet complete; they are still locating underground utilities and calculating quantities and costs. One commissioner asked about fiber lines in several yards and whether the county would need to pay to relocate them. Eddie replied: ‘‘You would have to pay the fiber company to move whatever needs to be moved,’’ and said the engineering firm has flagged lines in the field and is working through details.
Documents presented for signature included three grant-of-easement forms that required notarized signatures and several deeds and offers; staff said one parcel is being donated, so no purchase payment is required for that property. Commissioners approved the packet as presented and agreed to sign the available documents at the end of the meeting.
Project staff told the board that right-of-way acquisitions must be completed before major construction can proceed; paving is likely more than a year away because design and additional property work remain. The board’s action authorizes county staff to move forward with the acquisitions and to finalize documents for the parcels identified in the package.
Next steps include final design completion, formal documentation of any utility relocations needed (including agreements or payments to utility owners), and execution of the deeds and easements approved by the board. The board recorded the motion to proceed and the vote passed three to zero.
