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Resident alleges county violated open‑meeting requirements over 50‑foot easement
Summary
A resident, identified as Chester, told the St. Louis County board during public comment that the county failed to notify property owners about a 50‑foot easement, cited a state inventory statute by verbatim transcription, and asked the county to list the strip on the inventory.
A resident identified as Chester raised allegations during the public comment period that the county failed to comply with open‑meeting requirements when it claimed a 50‑foot easement across a neighbor’s property.
Chester said affected property owners were not made aware of meetings or invited to attend and characterized the county’s action as intended to benefit an individual rather than the public. He asked whether the 50‑foot strip had been listed in the state inventory of owned land and quoted a statute in the transcript as "Inventory of state owned land statute 16 B 2 2 45." Chester asked the board to ensure the strip is listed on the inventory.
He also referenced a video and a Hutchinson attorney’s statement about maintenance of a cartway and urged the county to follow open‑meeting and state property statutes. The transcript records variations in the property name he referenced (appearing as both "Cochise" and "Coachee" in different lines); that spelling inconsistency is present in the recorded remarks.
No board response or formal action regarding the alleged easement or compliance with open‑meeting requirements is recorded in the public comment portion of the transcript.
