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

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. ▶︎ 0:02:12 — open the recording, cued to 2 minutes 12 seconds

Barber told commissioners the only other property owner along the alley had been notified by certified mail and raised no objection. ▶︎ 0:02:44 — open the recording, cued to 2 minutes 44 seconds

A commissioner noted the vacation applies only to the county's ownership of the surface — existing utility easements across the alley are unaffected. ▶︎ 0:03:37 — open the recording, cued to 3 minutes 37 seconds