December 18, 2012 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

RFSOLUTION#12- !� �_ A RESOLUTION DENYING A PETYTION TO CLOSE A PORT�ON OF ELM ISLAND ROAD. WHEREAS, on Septcmber 11, 2012, the Hall County Board of Supervisors received a petition from the Platte River Whaoping Crane 1Vlaintenance Trusi to close a portion of Elm Island Road located in the SE 1/4 of Section 2S, Township 10 North, Range 10 West in Hall County, Nebraska; arid WHEREAS, on Septembcr 25, 2012, the Hall County Board of Supervisors, by resolution, directed the Hall County Highway Superintendent to conduct a study of the use of said portion of Elzx� [sland Road in Hall County, Nebraska, and to subrnit a report of said study, together witla his written recomrnendation as to the road's vacation or abandonrnent, to the Hall County Board of Supervisors within 30 days of said date; and WHEREAS, on October 23, 2012, the Hall County Board of Supervisors, having received the aforernentioned written report of the Hall County Highway Superintendent, scheduled a public hearing on tlae petition to vacate or abandon that portion af Elm Island Road located in the SE l/4 of Sectian 2S, Township 10 North, Range 10 West in Hall County, Nebraska; and. WHEREAS, oa� Navember 20, 2012, at 10:00 o'clock a.m., after notice as providcd for by law, the Hall County Board of Supervisors conducted a public hearing on the petition of the Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust to close a portion of Elm Island Road located in the SE 1/4 of Section 25, Township 10 North, Range 10 West in Hall County, Nebraska; and WHEREAS, on December 4, 2012, while in regular session and after natice as provided by law, the Hall County Baard of Supervisors discussed and took aciion on the aforementioned petition ta close a portion of Elrn Island Road and, further, directed the preparation of a resolutioa� reflecting the Board's chosen course of action. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the public intcrest is best served as follows: (1) that the petition of the Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust to close, vacate ar abandon that portion of El��n Island Road extending wcst frotn Highway 281 for approximately 1.35 miles is hereby denied; (2) that the petition of thc Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust to erect a gate on Elm island Road irnmediately west of Highway 2$1 is hereby denied; (3) that the unautho�ized locked gate that currently exists at the westerly end of ihe aforelnentioned 1.35 miles of Elm Island Road is hereby authorized ta be maintained by the Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust subject to the condition that keys to said locked gate be provided to the Hall County Hi�hway Superintendent and the District 6 Fire Board at the request of said partics; (4) that the easement of the County of Hall, Nebraska, extending approximate 1.65 miles in a westcrly directian frorn the gate authorized in subparagraph (3) above not be abandoned, and that the same rcmain the property of the County of Hall,Nebraska.