Prairie County schedules 30-day comment and hearings to create Crow Rock Road East, then abandon section of Cherry Creek Road

Prairie County commissioners agreed to place the establishment of a new county road called 'Crow Rock Road East' on a future agenda and begin the required 30‑day public comment period, with a separate abandonment hearing for a portion of Cherry Creek Road to follow.

"Establish County New County Road, Road East. That's been presented. 30 day comments from the 30th," the Chair said while laying out the procedural steps and calendar for the road establishment. Commissioners emphasized the actions must be handled separately: first recognizing the new county road, then processing any abandonment petition for the old road.

The board discussed scheduling to satisfy statutory notice requirements and to avoid calendar conflicts with other meetings. After debate about dates, commissioners agreed to start the comment period tied to a meeting on July 17 and to hold the abandonment hearing on or about July 22 so the 30‑day window would close in time for the subsequent action. Staff were directed to place the establishment item on the road agenda and to post the 30‑day notice.

The conversation also covered access and federal right‑of‑way considerations; the Chair noted there appeared to be no lack of federal access where the road shifts would occur. No formal vote was recorded in the transcript on the establishment or abandonment at this meeting; commissioners reached consensus to schedule the notices and hearings.