Right of Way Acquisition
Right of way acquisition is the process of acquiring property by determining the fair market value of property required for the road improvement, and providing compensation to the property owner. Only when engineers have progressed to the right of way plan stage can specific determinations be made with respect to impacts and encroachments on particular properties.
When the right of way plans are complete, the right of way acquisition effort will commence while the final construction documents are prepared for bidding. Because it is difficult to determine how the right of way negotiation process will be received by each affected property owner the schedule for this portion of the process is very difficult to determine.
The County does not compensate citizens for right of way needed on gravel road projects. Citizens are asked to donate the necessary property to the County. Before a gravel road can be paved, the County must be in receipt of all the necessary rights of way.