Independence v. Office of the Cuyahoga Cty. Executive (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 40} Respectfully, I dissent.

{¶ 41} This case concerns whether Cuyahoga County should bear the cost to repair the Old Rockside Road Bridge, which is located on Old Rockside Road, formerly a county road that the county vacated in 1967.

{¶ 42} In my view, based on the facts of this case, Cuyahoga County should not be required to pay for repairs to the bridge.

Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 43} On June 22, 1967, the Board of County Commissioners of Cuyahoga County vacated Old Rockside Road as a county road and adopted the county engineer’s recommendation to leave the roadway as a municipal…