Denton County Agenda Commissioners Court Courthouse-on-the-Square 110 West Hickory Street Denton, Texas 76201 **NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING** Tuesday, November 14, 2017 9:00 AM Courtroom 16. ADDENDA 16. A. Public Hearing to discuss and take formal action on the proposed abandonment of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from Old Justin Road southerly approximately 2,200 linear feet, located in Denton County Commissioner Precinct #4, and any appropriate action. District Attorney Denton County Page 1 Printed on 11/9/2017 1 of 18
Denton County Request for Agenda Placement and Approval Flow Courthouse-on-the-Square 110 West Hickory Street Denton, Texas 76201 Drafter: cheryl.knight@dentoncounty.com Requested Agenda Date: 11/14/2017 Department: Aide to Commissioners Court Grouping: Addenda Short Title: Public Hearing abandonment of Prarie Mound Cemetery Road Agenda Number: 16. A. Specific Agenda Wording Public Hearing to discuss and take formal action on the proposed abandonment of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from Old Justin Road southerly approximately 2,200 linear feet, located in Denton County Commissioner Precinct #4, and any appropriate action. District Attorney Approval History Version Seq # Action Date Approver Action Due Date 1 1 11/9/2017 Commissioners Court Approve 11/16/2017 Denton County Page 1 of 3 Printed on 11/9/2017 2 of 18
Public Hearing to discuss and take formal action on the proposed abandonment of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from Old Justin Road southerly approximately 2,200 linear feet, located in Denton County Commissioner Precinct #4, and any appropriate action. District Attorney Denton County Page 2 of 3 Printed on 11/9/2017 3 of 18
DENTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT 11/14/2017 Month Day Year 16. A. THE ORDER: Court Order Number Public Hearing to discuss and take formal action on the proposed abandonment of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from Old Justin Road southerly approximately 2,200 linear feet, located in Denton County Commissioner Precinct #4, and any appropriate action. District Attorney Motion by Seconded by Coun ty Jud ge Yes Mary H orn Abs tai n No Abs en t Commissi oner Pct No 1 Yes Commis sion er Pct No 2 Yes Hu gh Coleman Abs tain Ron March ant Ab stai n No No Absen t Ab sen t Commissi oner Pct No 3 Yes Commis sion er Pct No 4 Yes Bob bi e J. Mitch ell Abs tain And y Ead s Ab stai n No No Abs en t Ab sen t Motion Carried Other Action: Pulled from Consent No Action Postponed BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT: ATTEST: Ju li L uke, Coun ty Clerk an d E x-officio Clerk of the Presid ing Officer Commi ssion ers Court of Denton Cou nty, Texa s APPRO VE D AS TO FO RM: B Y: Assistan t District Attorney Depu ty Cou nty Cl erk Denton County Page 3 of 3 Printed on 11/9/2017 4 of 18
AGENDA PLACEMENT MEMO TO: FROM: Denton County Commissioners Court Claire Yancey, Assistant District Attorney DATE: November 14, 2017 SUBJECT: Public Hearing to discuss and take formal action on the proposed abandonment of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from Old Justin Road southerly approximately 2,200 linear feet, located in Denton County Commissioner Precinct #4, and any appropriate action. ****************************************************************************** BACKGROUND: Commissioner Eads has requested that the Denton County Commissioners Court take formal action on the abandonment of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from Old Justin Road southerly approximately 2,200 linear feet, located in Denton County Commissioner Precinct #4. A Public Notice is required to close, abandon, vacate, or alter a public road. A unanimous vote of the Denton County Commissioners Court is required to close, abandon, vacate, or alter a public road. Texas Transportation Code 251.052 provides that residents in a commissioner precinct may apply for a new road or a change in an existing road by presenting to the Commissioners Court a petition signed by one (1) property owner in the precinct, if the application is for a change in a road other than discontinuing the road. The Commissioners Court may not grant an order on an application unless the applicants give notice of their intent to apply for closure by posting, at the courthouse door and at two other places in the vicinity of the affected route, a written notice of their intent for at least 20 days before the date the application is made. Title to a public road or a portion of a public road that is abandoned to the center line of the road vests on the date the order is signed by the county judge in the owner of the property that abuts the portion of the road being abandoned. Tex. Transp. Code Ann. 251.058 (Vernon 2014). On October 24, 2017, the Denton County Commissioners Court scheduled a Public Hearing on November 14, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. to discuss and take formal action on the abandonment of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road. The Aide-to-the-Court posted a Notice of Public Hearing in the Denton Record Chronicle on October 29, 2017. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE: None. LEGAL INFORMATION: Denton County has statutory authority to consider and take action to close, abandon, vacate, or alter a public road under Texas Transportation Code 251.052 and 251.058. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Unknown. 5 of 18
PROJECT SCHEDULE: None. PRECEDING COURT ACTION: On December 18, 2012, Commissioners Court approved the abandonment of a portion of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from FM 407 to the north property line of the cemetery, Court Order No. 12-0950. On February 21, 2017, Commissioners Court approved the abandonment of another portion of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from the north property line of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road northerly approximately 1,500 linear feet, Court Order No. 17-0134. On October 24, 2017, Commissioners Court scheduled a Public Hearing to abandon a portion of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from Old Justin Road southerly approximately 2,200 linear feet, Court Order No. 17-0839. 6 of 18
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MEMORANDUM TO: From: Denton Record-Chronicle Cheryl Knight, Aide to Commissioners Court Date: October 24, 2017 Subject: PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Please print the following ad in your Sunday paper on October 29, 2017, in the Classified Section under Legal Notices. Please send the tear sheet, affidavit, and bill to: Denton County Commissioners Court, Courthouse-on-the-Square, 110 West Hickory, Denton, Texas 76201, to assure timely and proper verification for payment. If you have any questions, please call me at 940-349-2830. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Denton County will hold a Public Hearing to discuss and take formal action on the abandonment of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from Old Justin Road southerly approximately 2,200 linear feet, located in Denton County Commissioner Precinct #4. The Public Hearing will be held by the Denton County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., at the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square, Commissioners Courtroom, 110 West Hickory, 2nd Floor, Denton, Texas, 76201. For more information, please contact the Commissioner Precinct #4 at 940-349-2801. 8 of 18
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Denton County will hold a Public Hearing to discuss and take formal action on the abandonment of Prairie Mound Cemetery Road from Old Justin Road southerly approximately 2,200 linear feet, located in Denton County Commissioner Precinct #4. The Public Hearing will be held by the Denton County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., at the Denton County Courthouse-on-the- Square, Commissioners Courtroom, 110 West Hickory, 2nd Floor, Denton, Texas, 76201. For more information, please contact the Commissioner Precinct #4 at 940-349-2801. 9 of 18
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