Oregon Statutes 368.166 – Road viewer report; hearing; notice
(1) If a county governing body does not discontinue proceedings under ORS § 368.161, it shall do the following upon receipt of a board of road viewers report containing information on the location of a proposed road:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 368.166
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Road: means the entire right of way of any public or private way that provides ingress to or egress from property by means of vehicles or other means or that provides travel between places by means of vehicles. See Oregon Statutes 368.001
(a) Set a time and place for a hearing on the establishment of the road; and
(b) Cause notice to be given to the persons and in the manner described in ORS § 368.086.
(2) Any person owning land that will be affected by acquisition of property under ORS § 368.161 to 368.171 may file with the county governing body an answer controverting any matter presented to the county governing body in the proceedings and alleging any new matter relevant to the proceedings. An answer filed under this subsection must be filed more than 10 days before the hearing required under this section.
(3) Within 10 days of the hearing, the county governing body shall provide for notice of any answer filed under this section to persons filing an answer or petition in the proceedings. Notice required under this subsection shall be by service under ORS § 368.401 to 368.426. The county governing body may require a person filing an answer to pay the cost of providing notice under this subsection. [1981 c.153 § 19]