BARBER COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 2026-3
A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BARBER COUNTY, KANSAS GIVING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING TO ALTER AND VACATE PORTIONS OF WHITE SANDS ROAD
WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners of Barber County, Kansas (Hereinafter “the Board”), is the governing body of Barber County, Kansas (hereinafter “the County”), and is charged with the responsibility of determining whether roads within the County should be laid out, altered, or vacated, pursuant to K.S.A. 68-102 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined it necessary to alter existing White Sands Road, on the grounds that the platted road right of way has been abandoned in certain areas and reestablished in a different location;
WHEREAS, the Board is required to hold a public hearing on the matter in the manner prescribed by law;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Barber County, Kansas as follows:
1. That the County pursuant to K.S.A. 68-102 has determined it necessary to alter White Sands Road by vacating a portion of White Sands Road described as:
That portion of White Sands Road running west from Sun City Road through the Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of Section Eleven (11), then turning south in the Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of Section Ten (10), continuing into the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section Fifteen (15) where it intersects with existing White Sands Road, all in Township Thirty-one (31) South, Range Fifteen (15) West of the 6th P.M.
and opening a portion of road described as:
A sixty (60) foot road right of way beginning at a point on White Sands Road at the Southwest Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW/4 SE/4) of Section Ten (10), Township Thirty-one (31) South, Range Fifteen (15) West of the 6th P.M., then proceeding generally south along the east side of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE/4 NW/4) of Section Ten (10), then proceeding generally west along the south side of said NE/4 NW/4, with the entire portion of road contained within the NE/4 NW/4.
2. That a public hearing shall be scheduled for the purpose of determining whether the above described road should be altered. Said hearing shall be held in the Commission Chambers of the Barber County Courthouse, Medicine Lodge, Kansas, on the 13th day of May, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
3. That any person wishing to appear at the aforementioned hearing and give evidence or testimony thereon may do so.
4. That at the conclusion of the aforementioned hearing, the Board shall determine whether the road or any portion of the road described herein is to be vacated.
5. That the County Clerk shall send a copy of this Resolution by certified mail to each owner of property adjoining the above described road, at the address where the owner’s tax statement is sent.
6. That this Resolution shall be published once in the official County newspaper.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Resolution is ordered entered upon the records of this Board and is adopted at a regular meeting this 13th day of April, 2026.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF BARBER COUNTY, KANSAS
/s/ Bryan Quick
Bryan Quick,
Chairman
/s/ Adam Mills
Adam Mills
/s/ Mike Roe
Mike Roe
ATTEST:
/s/ Amy Sill
Barber County Clerk
