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Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Chad Brown - County Attorney - To Authorize the Closing of Unimproved Right-of-Ways being Part of Holly Circle, Part of Pine Street, and Oak Street, Riverbend Township, Gaston County
1. Receive Citizen Comment
2. Accept Motion to Approve Resolution
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STAFF CONTACT
Charles Moore - County Attorney
BUDGET IMPACT
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
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BACKGROUND
The Board of Commissioners received a petition to close several unimproved right-of-ways, being approximately 1245 feet of Holly Road, 450 feet of Pine Street, and 565 feet of Oak Street, as highlighted on the attached map. The subject area is all contained within Parcel 181163 and the proposed areas to be closed are unimproved and completely wooded. The relevant rights-of-ways and roads can be found in Map Book 19, page 60. The right-of-way designated as Holly Drive is bounded on the west and south by Lots 6-17 and on the east and north by Lots 61, 66, 71, and 19. The right-of-way designated as Pine Street is bounded on the north by Lots 58-61 and on the south by Lots 62-66. The right-of-way designated as Oak Street is bounded on the north by Lots 62-66 and on the south by lots 19-22.
Pursuant to G.S. 153A-214, the Board of Commissioners may close said right-of-way subject to a public hearing. At the January 22, 2019 meeting, the Board of Commissioners authorized the public hearing concerning the road closure to take place at the February 26, 2019 Board of Commissioners meeting. Pursuant to state law, the County advertised the public hearing for three weeks in the Gaston Gazette, placed notices of the public hearing near the property in question, and provided notice by way of first class mail of the surrounding property owners.
POLICY IMPACT
Closing the right-of-way in question will not negatively impact any property owner in the surrounding area as the right-of-way is unimproved and wooded. If the closure is approved, the Petitioners will obtain...
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