The Leelanau County Road Commission partially abandoned Whittaker Road in Bingham Township, meaning they will no longer pay to maintain it and it will become privately owned. Township resident Renn Cheadle requested they abandon the road at the edge of his property, where the road terminates, at the road commission meeting Tuesday.
In a short video presentation to the board, Cheadle said he hopes moving the end of the road off his property will reduce the number of people who pull into his driveway before realizing they’ve reached a dead end and turn around. He said that farmers who own adjacent lots already have a hammerhead turnaround here, which they sometimes use for their farm equipment.
The road commission also considered a second abandonment petition for part of Lawrence Road in Bingham Township, which would require the road commission to install a cul-de-sac. The road commission tabled this request, however. They hoped to gather more information and have the petitioner, Sherry Lall, attend their meeting to make her case for abandonment.
