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Resident challenges town ownership of parking area near Thayne post office
Summary
Resident Jake Matijczyk asked the council to clarify ownership of parking spaces east of the road into the post office near 110 Wright Street, saying the easement language dedicates access to the post office but does not expressly allocate parking; the mayor reported the town attorney said the 60-foot dedication belongs to the Town and may be used as the Town determines.
At the June 21 meeting, Jake Matijczyk of 110 Wright Street asked the Thayne Town Council to clarify whether the parking spaces east of the road that provides access to the town post office are part of his property or public right-of-way. Matijczyk said the easement language dedicates a public right of way for ingress and egress to the post office property and does not explicitly reference parking; based on that text he believes the parking spaces are part of his parcel.
Mayor Simpson relayed the town attorney's interpretation that the entire 60-foot area from the property line — which includes the parking spaces — was dedicated to the Town and may be used for purposes the Town considers in the public interest. The transcript does not record a council vote or policy change on the parking area during the meeting.
The same segment recorded council business related to the Lainhart Second Addition Subdivision: a motion to approve that subdivision pending an agreed-upon developers agreement was made and later carried. The parking-question discussion did not include a final resolution on ownership; Matijczyk raised the issue to seek clarification from the council.
