The potiental closing of Range Road 144 N has everyone in Dauphin talking.

Some residents and a business made a delegation to have it closed on the basis of too much dust and high traffic.

The city passed a resolution to barricade it and stated they’re waiting on the R.M. to make a decision.

Dennis Forbes, Reeve for the R.M. noted a decision on this was already made.

“We discussed this subject with the people involved and at that time a couple months back, our decision was at that time, we would keep the road open."

He explained that its’ not so simple as to just pass a resolution to close a road.

“I haven’t experience a process of going through the steps to close a road, but some of our staff have. I understand that the road is not our road, it’s a Crown Right of Way and we are the guardians of it.  The process is a two to three year timeframe to close any crown road; applications have to be made and reasons given.”

Forbes noted their office, as well as the Council have been receiving a flood of calls from the public wanting that road to stay open.

The city is making a delegation at the R.M.’s next meeting on June 12 to present their case for barricading it.