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March 29, 2010
Mr. William Garcia, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners
of Weld County, Colorado
915 10th Street
P.O. Box 758 1>
Greeley, CO 80632
Re: WCR 86%2, Section 33, T8N, R59W
Dear Mr. Garcia:
This letter is in response to your December 15, 2009 letter, addressed to Mr. Bruce
Atkinson and Mr. Philip Locke. The law firm of Grant, Hoffman & Kamada has been
retained to represent Mr. Atkinson in the above-mentioned matter.
Contrary to your assertions in your December 15, 2009 letter, the section of WCR 86'1
that extends from the half-section line of Section 33, T8N, R59W, into the platted
subdivision of Buckingham onto Colorado Avenue, and then intersecting with Deford
Street is the sole property of Mr. Atkinson and does not meet the requirements to be a
public highway. Under C.R.S. §43-2-201(1)(c), a road over a private land is declared to
be a public highway if"used adversely without interruption or objection on the part of the
owners of such lands for twenty consecutive years".
Without addressing whether use of the road was adverse, it is quite clear that the twenty
(20) year statutory period has not been met. In a letter dated October 26, 2009, addressed
to my client, from the Weld County Public Works Department it was stated that the
roadway would be abandoned and that a "Not A Thru Road" sign would be installed by
the County. See Enclosure. The intent of the County to abandon the roadway is apparent.
Additionally, the letter stated that Mr. Atkinson could, "obliterate and fence that portion
of the roadway that is on [his] property" and that "Testimony indicates that there are a
minimum number of vehicles presently using the roadway". By abandoning the roadway
and erecting the sign, the statutory period required under C.R.S. §43-2-201(1)(c) was
clearly interrupted.
Furthermore, even if the County had met the statutory requirements for the road to
become public, the October 26, 2009 letter from the Weld County Public Works
Department was sufficient to exterminate the public nature of the road. In Board of
County Commissioners of County of Morgan v. Kobobel, the court holds that a public
road ceases to be public if"abandoned by some appropriate action." 74 P.3d 401, 406
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(Colo. App. 2002). Abandonment requires intent to abandon and nonuse. Id at 407.
Both factors have been met here, as the October 26 letter is more than sufficient to show
the County's intent to abandon and the subsequent erection of the"Not A Thru Road"
sign and fencing of the road are sufficient to show nonuse.
If Weld County would like to purchase the road to dedicate it to the public, my client
would be willing to negotiate a purchase price. In the alternative, my client would ask
that Weld County acknowledge, in writing, his property rights in the aforementioned
roadway.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience to discuss this important matter.
Very Truly Yours,
GRANT, HOFFMAN & KAMADA, P.C.
Thomas D. Grant
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cc: Bruce T. Barker, Weld County Attorney
Leon Sievers, Right-of-Way Agent/Surveyor
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