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Cedar County approves six road vacations after hearing; engineer reports no objections
Summary
Following a public hearing with no written or verbal objections, the Cedar County Board of Supervisors approved resolutions vacating sections of streets and an alley in Downey and Cedar Bluff and a portion of 260th Street in Inland Township; the board found no monetary damages are owed to abutting owners.
At a public hearing at 9:00 a.m. on July 14, 2026, the Cedar County Board of Supervisors approved a set of resolutions to vacate multiple road segments after Engineer Fangmann told the Board there were no written or verbal objections on file.
The Board adopted a package of road-vacation resolutions (RCV2026-1 through RCV2026-6) that, collectively, vacate: a section of Sargeant Street in the unincorporated town of Downey; a section of Broadway Street in Downey; an alley between Broadway Street and Cedar Street in Downey; a section of Cedar Street in Downey; a section of Andre Street in the unincorporated town of Cedar Bluff; and a 4,950-foot section of 260th Street between Yankee Avenue and a point between sections 24 and 25 in Inland Township. The resolutions cite the county’s statutory authority under Iowa Code Sections 306.10–306.16 and 331.502.
The resolutions include an explicit finding that the vacations will not landlock any abutting land and that "no monetary damages shall be allowed." Engineer Fangmann reported no objections; the minutes record that he said there were "no written or verbal objections on file." The public hearing was closed at 9:08 a.m., and the motion to approve the road-vacation resolutions was moved by Supervisor Barnhart and seconded by Supervisor Kaufmann; the action was recorded as "Ayes: All."
The Board did not record any specific requests for compensation or appeals during the hearing. The resolutions set the established widths for the vacated segments (for example, 60 feet for several streets and 20 feet for the alley) and describe legal descriptions used to identify the affected parcels. The minutes note the statutory procedures were followed, including publishing notice and notifying adjacent property owners by certified mail.
Next steps typically include recording the vacation resolutions with the county recorder and updating county maps and maintenance responsibilities where applicable.
