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Wyoming County adopts private road naming policy

Wyoming County Planning Committee · April 1, 2026
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Summary

The Planning Committee adopted a Private Road Naming Policy requiring property owners to initiate requests, approval by the Wyoming County Address Committee and town resolution; motion passed unanimously in committee.

The committee adopted a Private Road Naming Policy that sets procedure for naming private roads and assigning addresses for properties with shared right-of-ways. The policy requires property owners to start the process, requires Wyoming County Address Committee approval of road names and addresses, and requires town approval by resolution. The policy was modeled after Sullivan County’s policy. Supervisor Merrill moved adoption; motion recorded Ayes:7.

The minutes include related template documents (Private Road Naming – Template Resolution; Road Name Approval Letter; Landowner Agreement; Private Road Naming Policy) to support implementation. The item was referred for resolution and recorded as carried with unanimous committee support.