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BOCC tables Allendale replat after neighbors' appeal; staff ordered to research road dedications and notice
Summary
The commission tabled a replat in the Allendale addition after attorneys for neighbors raised questions about whether certain roads were ever dedicated to the public and whether affected owners received proper notice; the county attorney said private‑road and adverse‑possession questions are civil matters but staff will compile records and questions for planning and zoning.
The Natrona County Board of County Commissioners voted on July 8 to table consideration of a major replat in the Allendale subdivision after an attorney for affected neighbors raised concerns about whether certain roads were ever dedicated as public streets and whether property owners were properly noticed.
Thomas Garvey, attorney for several neighbors, told the commission his clients contend that streets in parts of the Allendale addition were never properly dedicated to the public and that the proposed replat could create access and notice problems for owners whose property lines and rights may be affected. He asked the board to consider whether the planning and zoning recommendation sufficiently addressed those questions before the BOCC acted.
County counsel told the commission that a records search so far has not located a formal dedication of the roads at issue and that, under Wyoming law, private roads within a subdivision remain the property of individual owners unless explicitly dedicated and accepted. Counsel also said adverse‑possession allegations are civil matters for courts, not something the commission can resolve in a land‑use hearing.
Commissioners expressed a desire to have staff and counsel lay out the precise questions raised in the appeal and, if necessary, remit the matter back to planning and zoning for more fully articulated findings. A motion to table the replat to a future meeting passed by voice vote; staff will prepare a written list of questions and pursue additional record searches (including deeds/title records) before the item returns for hearing.
