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County engineer to pursue proposed road vacations; board reviews five-year plan

Van Buren County Board of Supervisors · March 10, 2025
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Summary

The board asked County Engineer Ryne Thornburg to move forward with proposed vacations of portions of 260th Street and Fir Avenue and reviewed the Secondary Roads five-year program, offering comments on priorities and projects.

The board reviewed County Engineer Ryne Thornburg’s recommendations for the Secondary Roads five-year program and discussed proposed vacations of a portion of 260th Street (from Iowa Oak Grove Ave east to where 260th St turns into Ivory Ave and north on Ivory Ave to Highway 2 in Section 21-T68N-R10W) and of all of Fir Avenue lying between 105th Road and Route V64 in Section 1-T70N-R11W. The consensus of the board was to have the county engineer move forward with the proposed street vacations.

Board members provided comments on the five-year program and requested follow-up from the engineer on project specifics and sequencing. The road-vacation discussion will proceed through needed engineering review and any required public-notice steps before formal action.