[PAR35]

There is reason to belive that one of the attorneys advising the county on this matter is a member of the board of this land trust.

If he has disclosed the conflict to both the Trust and to the County, and they have granted waivers, he is probably in the clear on the ethics issues.

I saw on a response to someone else you indicated that the names matched. If you haven't done so, you can check here
http://www.alabar.org/directory/dirSearch.cfm
to see if there are other lawyers by that name in the state.

One final point - have they tried to get a Tennessee address? I know of one case of a man living near a state line who had his address in one state, but actually resided in an adjacent state. It caused minor legal complications, but nothing that couldn't be dealt with.

[DugwayDuke]

Thanks for the link. Only got one hit in the entire state, must be a match.

I don't know if they've tried for a Tennessee address. The easement begins in Tennessee and they have a road name assigned by that state. Still, the Madison County commission should follow their policy which quite clearly says that any landholder contiguous to the easement has a right to a house number. I think these families intend to fight for their rights rather than give in.