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Neighboring landowner warns airport access map shows route across private property; requests recorded easement and security plan
Summary
Matt D'Atley of Yukon Corporation told the Whitman County Board that the access route shown for the proposed inert fill crosses Atlas' private property and lacks an easement for heavy truck traffic, raising concerns about road construction, expanded easement rights, and security; the board and applicant discussed additional access points and permitting responsibilities.
During the hearing on CU26‑004, Matt D'Atley, representing Yukon Corporation and an adjacent landowner, told the board the access shown from SR 270 does not belong to the airport and that the route depicted crosses Atlas' property without an easement for heavy truck traffic. "The existing road access from SR 270 does not exist," D'Atley said, adding that Yukon currently gates the road to control access and requires anyone using that road to check in at their office.
D'Atley urged the applicant and the county to ensure a recorded easement specifies how the road will be constructed, who may use it, and what security measures will be implemented to prevent trespass onto Yukon property. Planning staff and the applicant responded that multiple potential access points were identified in Exhibit 4 and that the responsibility to secure access permits and easements falls to the airport and lessee; the board included language in condition 4 emphasizing staff review of permits before an approval letter is issued. The claim about the existing access remains a point the record did not resolve and will be addressed through the required permit and easement processes.
