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Geneva County records resolution vacating Jeanette Road at owners' request
Summary
On Dec. 9, 2024 the Geneva County Commission adopted a resolution approving the petition to vacate Jeanette Road; the petitioners are Garrett Skinner, Jarvis Skinner and Susie Skinner. Public notices and recorded documents list parcel numbers and cite Alabama Code provisions for road vacation.
A resolution vacating Jeanette Road at the request of adjacent property owners was adopted by the Geneva County Commission and recorded in the probate records. The petitioners named in the recorded documents are Garrett Skinner, Jarvis Skinner and spouse Susie Skinner. The record shows the resolution was adopted on Dec. 9, 2024 and recorded in the probate office Dec. 10, 2024.
The recorded packet includes the Petition for Approval of and Assent to Vacation, a Declaration of Vacation executed by the owners, a Notice of Proposed Vacation that was published and mailed per statutory requirements, and the county resolution. The documents cite Code of Alabama §§ 23-4-2, 23-4-5, 23-4-20 and 35-2-54 as the legal authorities for the vacation. Parcel numbers listed in the recorded materials are 34-17-08-27-0-000-001.000, 34-17-05-22-0-000-005.000, 34-17-05-22-0-000-006.000 and 34-17-06-23-0-000-004.000.
The resolution states the county finds Jeanette Road is no longer needed for public purposes, that no owners of abutting real property objected, and directs that the owners record the resolution and related documents in the probate office at their expense. The county administrator is directed to publish notice of adoption in The Elba Clipper in accordance with statute. This action transfers public rights in the listed road to the petitioning owners subject to recorded utility easements.
