Hope Dale Drive Closure
At a glance
- What: a proposed closure of a portion of Hope Dale Drive.
- Where it stands: on Oct 15, 2026 the board unanimously adopted a resolution of intent to close the portion and called a public hearing.
- Next: public hearing Thursday, December 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the commissioners' meeting room; see Board of County Commissioners Meeting - December 3, 2026.
Briefing notes (Oct 12, 2026)
- Petitioners are owners on Hope Dale Drive (names garbled in captions). The area is about 60 by 170 feet, platted March 23, 1966 (Plat Book 23, page 14), between two adjoining lots.
- Closing affects no one's address or access; the large (roughly 50 acre, undeveloped, RS20) parcel to the south fronts Simmons Road.
- Planning staff: the stub is existing public access and the UDO favors street interconnectivity where practical, but it has never been connected since the 1960s and closing it would not land-lock anyone. Notice of the hearing is a posted sign plus courthouse and newspaper notice, not mailing.
- One commissioner favored closing to shield the older subdivision to the north from future development traffic; another had raised the notice concern.
Discussion time
About 8 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - Board of County Commissioners | 1 |
| 2026-10-12 - Board of County Commissioners Briefing | 7 |
Log
- 2026-10-15 - Board of County Commissioners - Resolution of intent to close a portion of Hope Dale Drive adopted unanimously; hearing set for Dec 3, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Location and reason for the closure were not described in the captions.
- 2026-10-12 - Board of County Commissioners Briefing - Briefing on the resolution of intent. Matthew Hamby (captioned "Matt Forcy"/"Hamby") said two Hope Dale Drive owners petitioned to close about 60 by 170 feet of right-of-way platted in 1966; no address changes and the parcel to the south keeps frontage on Simmons Road. Chris Murphy noted the closure would preclude future street interconnectivity but would not landlock anyone. Notice is by posted sign, courthouse and newspaper, not mail. A commissioner leaned toward closing to keep possible future density on the RS20 parcel to the south from sending traffic through the old subdivision.