JASPER, Tenn. – A road dispute on South Pittsburg Mountain among several landowners has spilled over to the Marion County Commission.
At the board’s September meeting, County Attorney Billy Gouger said the road, which connects to U.S. Highway 156 and ends up on Sweetens Cove Road, goes by many names, including Crossroads R, Cross Creek Road and Wynne Wash Road.
Property owner Jeff Post recently asked the board to declare the road private.
In litigation dating back two years, Gouger said the court ruled that it was a public road.
“This body does have the authority to open or close or change the character of public or private roads,” he said. “Keep in mind that this has never been a county road. It’s never been a road that’s maintained by the county.”