Glades County board to hear road closure petition

Public hearing planned

The Glades County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on a petition to vacate and close a road. The hearing is a county-government proceeding focused on whether the petition should be considered by the board.

The notice identifies Glades County and the Board of County Commissioners as the government bodies involved. It does not identify the road in the notice title.

What the board will consider

The petition asks the county to vacate and close a road. The hearing gives the board an opportunity to consider that request in a public setting.

The road’s name, the petition’s filing date and the hearing’s date, time and location are not stated in the notice title. Those details are important for residents who want to follow the proceeding or participate.

Next step

The board’s public hearing is the next identified step in the process. Any action taken on the petition would come from the Glades County Board of County Commissioners as it considers the request.

Lake Okeechobee News published the notice concerning the hearing: Notice of public hearing to consider a petition to vacate and close a road.