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April 26, 2000
Irene St. paving plan OK'd
Landowner objects to proposal putting road by fence
Dan Bell
Over the objections of an Irene Street property owner, Nye County Commissioners voted 5-0 Thursday to proceed with the street's paving and realignment project and nix the proposed easement agreement with the county.
The goal is to complete paving on Irene from Highway 160 to Barney.
At issue was property owner Elisa Couch's objection to a recent proposal by commissioners to scale back the existing plan from its present 28-foot width to measure 24-feet with a slight deviation in the street upon completion. Couch was also asking the county to replace a section of the property's original three-strand barb wire fencing with a more expensive chain link fence, two additional encroachments and more money for her estimated .61 acres than the county originally offered.
"I strongly urge the commission to reconsider narrowing the road," Couch said.
In response to Couch, Public Works Director Bob Wickenden told commissioners the road's template will stay w
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