A farmer who went off on his own to grade a county road isn’t in trouble for doing so, but he was advised at the county commission meeting Monday that he could be held liable if an accident occurs because of how he’s graded the road.
Highway Administrator Ronnie Tremblay and the Clay County Commission met … about unauthorized grading that had occurred on a Clay County road over the weekend…
Tremblay started the meeting by reporting that he had two phone calls on Sunday stating that Bob Wietharn was grading the road in the 1900 block of Kiowa Road with his personal tractor. Tremblay didn’t know how to handle this issue so he then called the Sheriff’s Office and talked with Deputy Stellner about this issue. Tremblay stated that he was concerned about the liability for the county and for Wietharn if there should be an accident.
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