28-6701. Establishing, altering or abandoning
local highway
A. The board of supervisors may establish, alter or abandon a highway in the county
and other legal subdivisions and acquire real property for these purposes by purchase,
donation, dedication, condemnation or other lawful means.
B. A highway in the county or any other legal subdivision may be established or
altered by presentation of a petition that is signed by ten or more resident taxpayers of
the county to the board of supervisors or to the board of supervisors by the governing
body of a legal subdivision, that requests that a highway be established or altered and
that gives the highway's beginning, end, general course and direction. The board of
supervisors may either reject the petition or act on the petition as prescribed by this
article. The board of supervisors may abandon or vacate these highways by resolution as
provided in chapter 20, article 8 of this title.
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