County cuts cord on two roads

Pazen Road and part of Klemgard Road now belong to their neighboring landowners after Whitman County commissioners officially abandoned them in a unanimous vote Monday.

Commissioners delayed a vote on the Campbell and Mac Hatley roads Monday to await legal advice on abandoning roads with bridges.

Campbell Road, near Tekoa, and the Mac Hatley Road, near Ewartsville, were also listed for abandonment by public works director Mark Storey.

Abandonment of the roads means neighboring landowners now have the responsibility of maintenance.

Neighboring landowners from all four of the roads on the abando...