Midway Bluffs Friends mission
is "to secure and manage non-boater access to cliff jumping on Greers Ferry Lake, Hwy 225, Arkansas"
The Arkansas Department of Transportation does not have jurisdiction over Old Sunny Slope Road yet they put up a barrier in violation of state law.
Why is there a barrier to prevent pedestrian access to public property here and not on any other Arkansas bridges?
12CV-22-250 South Side Gate Case Dismissed for lack of jurisdiction over federal flowage easement. Case now being appealed to Arkansas Court of Appeals and to Federal Corps of Engineers
To follow the entire case with pleadings from both sides go to pulaskicourt.com and search court records with the case number (use Chrome Browser).
12CV-11-190 Dead End Case
12CV-11-190 is a case against the Arkansas State Highway Commission that began in 2011 when the state took private land for the new AR 225 bridge. It continued with additional litigation to determine the status of the dead end of Old Sunny Slope Road and whether ASHC can sell this valuable public property to a private party to extinguish public access.
To follow the entire case with pleadings from both sides go to pulaskicourt.com and search court records with the case number (use Chrome Browser).
The most recent pleading is a Court Order joining a new party to the case.
12CV-24-86 Road and Trails case
Motions for Summary Judgement filed
To follow the entire case with pleadings from both sides go to pulaskicourt.com and search court records with the case number (use Chrome Browser) and scroll to the bottom for the most recent pleadings.
When the judge rules that Cleburne County has jurisdiction over Old Sunny Slope Road, then the issue of opening the dead end and making a vehicle turn-around will have to be decided by the County Judge. An unfavorable ruling or a decision to vacate the road would have to be appealed to Circuit Court.
