ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Commission unanimously voted against a request to vacate a portion of an alleyway in the village of Belmont.

The decision was made after some discussion during a public hearing on the matter at Wednesday’s regular board meeting. A resident, Larry Brown, requested that a portion of Locust Street 40 feet wide and 140 feet long, described as an alley, be vacated, or closed to traffic, so he could better construct a house for his daughter on his property. His two pieces of property are on either side of the road.

Another resident, however, said he needs the street to provide another access point to his property. He also noted he planned to improve the alley so a fire engine could fit properly.

Brown pointed out that similar requests have been approved by

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