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 Barber told commissioners the only other property owner along the alley had been notified by certified mail and raised no objection. 2:44 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

The outcome

Ordinance 15, 2026 passed on a voice vote. 4:04

Sources

• Alley location and description, 2:12
• Other property owner notified, no objection, 2:44
• Utility easements remain, 3:37
• Ordinance 15, 2026 passed on a voice vote, 4:04

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