Commission sets Jan. 13, 2027 public hearing on petition to vacate roughly 2,275 feet of Canyon Road

Commissioner Jackson presented a petition from property owners asking the Christian County Commission to vacate an unimproved, unpaved portion of Canyon Road — described in the petition as the stretch from the end of the paved portion (the 'new gate') to the 'old gate' — that runs parallel to Findlay (Finley) Creek. The petition argues the gravel-and-bedrock segment (approximately 2,275 feet) requires recurring county maintenance after flooding and raises liability concerns when residents repair the road themselves.

"The distance of the section in question is approximately 2,275 feet," Commissioner Jackson read aloud when presenting the petition, which cites Christian County Court case 20CT-CC00186 and invokes section 228.110, RSMo. The commission set a public hearing on the petition for Jan. 13, 2027, at 1 p.m. at the Christian County Administrative Building, 100 West Church Street, 2nd Floor Courtroom, Ozark, Missouri 65721, and directed the clerk to post and publish notice and accept written remonstrances submitted prior to the hearing.