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Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Worley - County Attorney - To Close a Portion of an Approximately 25-Foot Right-of-Way off Edgewater Drive in the South Point Township
1. Receive Comment
2. Close Public Hearing
3. Accept Motion to Approve Resolution
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STAFF CONTACT
Jonathan L. Sink - County Attorney
BUDGET IMPACT
budget
N/A
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
N/A
BACKGROUND
The Board of Commissioners received a request from Brian and Melanie Elliott, Petitioners, to close a portion of an approximately 25-foot right-of-way, as highlighted on the attached maps. The Petitioners own parcel 191763, having an address of 856 Edgewater Drive. The approximately 25-foot right-of-way is located on parcel 191763, as shown on the plat recorded in Plat Book 22 at Page 24 in the Gaston County Registry, off Edgewater Drive in Gaston County, North Carolina.
Pursuant to G.S. § 153A-241, the Board of Commissioners may close said right-of-way subject to a public hearing. At the March 23, 2021 meeting, the Board of Commissioners authorized the public hearing concerning the right-of-way closure to take place at the April 27, 2021 Board of Commissioners meeting. Pursuant to state law, the County advertised the public hearing for three (3) weeks in the Gaston Gazette, placed notices of the public hearing near the property in question, and provided notice by way of certified and first class mail to any surrounding property owners.
POLICY IMPACT
Closing the right-of-way will not adversely impact any neighbors, as the right-of-way does not directly or indirectly impact any third party’s vehicular access to the road. If the closure is approved, the Petitioners will obtain the right-of-way area.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution, Petition and Exhibit “A” (Maps)