Commissioners accept the Shrine Farm subdivision's roads, a week after pulling the item over paperwork

What happened

The Vigo County Commissioners voted to accept the privately built roads in the Shrine Farm subdivision into the county road system, after Barber — a representative for petitioner Troy Stanton, name graded probable, see attribution — told them the certified-mail return receipts required to notify neighboring property owners had finally come back, and that the roads carry a 40-foot right-of-way under the acceptance ordinance. (Petitioner returns with certified-mail receipts, 11:39)

A commissioner asked what accepting a road means for residents; Barber said the county then takes over all maintenance going forward — plowing, resurfacing, pothole repairs, and the drainage and right-of-way on each side — and that the county engineer had already confirmed these roads meet county standards. (What road acceptance means, 12:09)

This is the second time the item has come before the commissioners: they pulled it from the agenda on Sept. 1 after the certified-mail receipts had not arrived in time, with no return date set then. (Prior deferral, Sept. 1 meeting, 4:39)

The outcome

Accepted on a voice vote; the roads are now the county's to maintain.

Sources

Also known as: Shrine Farm · Shrine Farm roads · Shrine Farm subdivision roads · Shrine Farm road acceptance