Wind changes OK: County board approves amendments to WTG ordinance Mar 10, 2010
In Zones R1, R2, R3, RR, sound levels will be limited to a daytime dB level of 40 and 35 dB at night, with night defined as 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Decibel levels will be monitored from any adjacent property lines or adjoining public or private road. Forestry and agricultural zoning district dB levels will be restricted the same as for residential and B1, with B2 and B3 zoning district sound levels established at 50 dB during the day and 45 dB at night. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
How's retirement, Dennis Richmond? Mar 5, 2010
They live on a quiet private road with a golf course on one side and woods on the other, and he has a view of the No. 5 green from his bedroom window. Q: Do you miss anchoring and being a newsman. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
My turn: Sealaska land bill denies years of public investment Mar 2, 2010
The only road that approaches Point Baker/Port Protection would become private road. Surrounding these tiny communities with private Native corporation land will soon squeeze them out of existence. (Juneau Empire)
Airlines urged to play safe Feb 23, 2010
The CAA has been investigating the runway conditions at George airport since December when an Airlink plane overran the runway onto a private road. The most recent "friction tests" were conducted on February 15. (iAfrica.com)
Coastal Commission fires verbal shots at Malibu Feb 19, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Edition. You can't have it both ways. (Malibu Times, CA)
Rain forces closing of Lower Lake Ferguson Rd. Feb 11, 2010
A low-lying section between the levee and a private road is under water. Reader Comments. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Avatars impact on the movie industry Feb 4, 2010
He's sitting in a lounge chair by the swimming pool at his sprawling, double-gated, multimansion compound on a private road off the Pacific Coast Highway. Somewhere a door must have opened, because a pair of enormous, wolfy-looking black hounds suddenly rush toward their master's feet, as if waiting for a kill command. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Old causeway still top issue Feb 2, 2010
Scalera also pointed out that pollutants and runoff from truck traffic on the southern edge of the bay would run as freely into the wetlands as it would from a private road in the middle. I knew the main focus of the comments would be on the causeway, Scalera said. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Proposed Alcova road hits dead end Jan 31, 2010
The developers of the upscale Lake Ridge Estates said they would offer the private road they've built for the project, as long as they received help for the final 0 ... And the investors in project already have spent about a half-million dollars to build the private road from Highway 220 to the Lake Ridge Estates, development partner Scott Brownell said Friday ... So for the foreseeable future, Brownell said the status quo will reign at Lake Ridge Estates with only its private road to Highway... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
The bottom line: You can't afford it Jan 30, 2010
Visitors pass by miles of oak fence and enter a security gate, driving along a winding, two-mile private road before arriving at the 26-room mansion. The gray stone house was an empty, vandalized wreck when the couple paid $5 million for part of the property in 1998. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Socorro Residents Fed Up With Muddy Street Jan 29, 2010
Socorro elected officials said Fray Olguin is a private road and it's against the law for a city government to use taxpayer money to fix private property. Each resident on Fray Olguin owns a slice of the road and they would have to hand over ownership to the city in order for improvements to be made. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Goldman's Escape Route Might Be the Private Road Jan 22, 2010
Goldmans Escape Route Might Be the Private Road: David Reilly - Bloomberg ... Goldmans Escape Route Might Be the Private Road: David Reilly. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
City still mulling lumber mill requests Jan 21, 2010
But one issue of discussion was a request by Rex Lumber to return W.L. Behan Drive, which served Columbus Lumber as a private road, to the city for maintenance as a public thoroughfare. Boykin said the city had blocked the road several years ago and abandoned it, but the company wants to deed it back to the city. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Residents are worried about roads upkeep Jan 19, 2010
His passing has revived an unresolved and contentious issue: now that Lynk is gone, who is responsible for maintaining and plowing the private road that Lynk used to take care of, and some 14 other homeowners reside on ... According to Fitzsimmons, the town can t go after a private estate for a private road ... The town can t even plow a private road. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
High court maintains county road is public (53) Jan 19, 2010
"If you ask someone for permission to use a road, it becomes a private road," Schillo said. "If you simply use it for the past hundred years, it is a public access road." The state Supreme Court upheld this ruling, saying in its judgment that, "The district court in this case carefully weighed the testimony and the credibility of the witnesses, and the findings are not clearly erroneous." After talking with hunters, Hans Lampert said he heard concern of how public use of Perkins Gulch Road would... (Montana Standard, MT)
Private Roadway Fixed For Public Jan 12, 2010
Last week, KFOX reported the roadway connecting Darrington and Pellicano is actually a private road. Many Horizon City residents said the street had turned into a shortcut for them, but was a hazard because it was riddled with pot holes. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Liberals Love Insurance Companies Jan 10, 2010
Actually, car insurance is tied to the use of the roads, and even private road owners would have the right to admit only insured drivers to their property. Moreover, drivers are required only to have liability insurance; they are free to forgo coverage for their own cars. (The American Conservative)
Neighbors at odds over road passage Jan 10, 2010
WEST wrote on Jan 10, 2010 2:51 AM:" I'm sure there are many people who would like to live on a private road paid for with public monies. It doesn't sound like the Trostles have much time for anything else in their lives but arranging and rearranging barrels. Not much of a life. Is it worth it? ". lorax wrote on Jan 10, 2010 10:04 AM:" Jay Patrick, you did not fulfill your responsibility as a "news" reporter. You, along with any of your readers, can access the Environmental Impact Statement that... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
