UTAH’S KANE COUNTY WINS IMPORTANT RS 2477 VICTORY
BLUERIBBON COALITION NATIONAL LAND USE UPDATE
UTAH’S KANE COUNTY WINS IMPORTANT RS 2477 VICTORY
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
BRC just has received the following press release from Utah’s Kane County regarding the ongoing dispute over control of roads across public lands.
I have pasted their press release below. Read and enjoy!
Thanks,
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
Kane County Commission
Douglas K. Heaton, Daniel W. Hulet, Mark W. Habbeshaw
76 North Main
Kanab, Utah
(435) 644-4901
September 14, 2010
PRESS RELEASE
U.S. acknowledges four additional R.S. 2477 highway rights-of-way in Kane County lawsuit
The United States acknowledged four more R.S. 2477 rights-of-way in a Kane County and State of Utah quiet title suit filed in U.S. District Court. The Sand Dunes, Hancock, Mill Creek and Bald Knoll roads join the recently acknowledged Skutumpah road as public highways under County jurisdiction as they cross federally managed lands.
These five roads, totaling approximately seventy-five (75) miles, provide public access to communities, private property, grazing allotments, mineral resources, and to numerous scenic locations including the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park. The County now has the requisite authority to repair the roads to correct public safety hazards and will maintain and sign the roads consistent with County and State highway standards.
The full scope of the rights-of-way, along with the validity of seven other roads in the lawsuit, will be determined by the U.S. District Court. Kane County remains hopeful that with further court guidance, the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management will be able to acknowledge the public’s highway rights across federally managed lands without the tremendous cost and delay of litigation.
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Category: Action Alerts, Southwest - Access Issues
