Longtime dispute over property lines in Scottsburg resolved
By Dan Bain KPIC NewsSCOTTSBURG, Ore. -- The small town of Scottsburg has apparently solved a surveying problem that stemmed all the way back to the mid-1850's. MultimediaLevi Scott, the founder of Scottsburg, first platted the area in 1851, but over the years problems arose in trying to determine where the property lines really were. Interim County Surveyor Randy Smith says a lot of effort went into getting all the property owners in Scottsburg to agree on the property line changes. It took nearly a year and a half to do it, but they finally agreed. Smith says it was amazing to get that many people to agree on something. "Now they got something to work with, and when they sell a piece of property, they can figure out where their land is at. Nobody really knew. It should resolve property disputes and a lot of issues that were going on in this area." Smith says it was quite an undertaking to try to get so many people together, and nothing like that has ever been accomplished by the county before. "Retired surveyor Romey Ware was able to get not only the property owners to come to the agreement, but he was also able to get all the county departments, all to work together on this project, to get this project solved." said Smith. "There were no survey points put on this platt at all, so to try to recreate and redefine where these property lines are was a real mess for these people here." Smith says now they actually have boundaries that are defined. The original platt was the first one ever filed, and at that time in 1851, it was called Umpqua County, in which Scottsburg was the county seat. |
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February 9, 2012
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