# Commissioners vacate a 12-foot alley in Burnett for property owner Austin Smith

## What happened
Commissioners voted to vacate (give up the county's public ownership of) a 12-foot-wide alley running east-west through what was platted as the town of Otterville and is now part of Burnett — bounded by Campbell Street on the west, Henderson Street on the east, Devon Avenue on the north and Green Street on the south — at the request of property owner Austin Smith, represented by attorney Scott Barber. [2:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtETkE2iNJA&t=132) Barber told commissioners the only other property owner along the alley had been notified by certified mail and raised no objection. [2:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtETkE2iNJA&t=164) A commissioner noted the vacation applies only to the county's ownership of the surface — existing utility easements across the alley are unaffected. [3:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtETkE2iNJA&t=217)

## The outcome
Ordinance 15, 2026 passed on a voice vote. [4:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtETkE2iNJA&t=244)

## Sources
- [Alley location and description, 2:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtETkE2iNJA&t=132)
- [Other property owner notified, no objection, 2:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtETkE2iNJA&t=164)
- [Utility easements remain, 3:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtETkE2iNJA&t=217)
- [Ordinance 15, 2026 passed on a voice vote, 4:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtETkE2iNJA&t=244)

*Also known as: Ordinance 15, 2026 · Otterville alley vacate · Burnett alley vacate · alley between Campbell and Henderson · Austin Smith alley vacate*