Michael A. Sawyers
GRANTSVILLE — A River Road businessman who successfully sued the town of Grantsville will have his property removed from the town’s annexation plan.
On Feb. 7, Garrett County Circuit Court Judge James L. Sherbin ruled in favor of Rodney Youmans, who owns and operates Meshach Browning’s Cabins on the River at 315 River Road.
“I originally agreed to annexation because Grantsville said my property would be hooked to the town’s sewer line,” Youmans told the Times-News on Wednesday.
Youmans’ attorney, Robert Kazary, Cumberland, told the court that in 2006 the town sought to annex the land upon which the Goodwill Mennonite Nursing Home sits so that municipal water could be provided, allowing an expansion of that business.
During that process, some other private properties, including Youmans, were also included in the annexation effort.
In his written opinion, Sherbin noted that two annexation plans existed, with the first one in 2008 providing an extension of sewer service to Youmans’ property.
A second plan, filed in 2011, does not include that offer, Sherbin pointed out.