28-6701 - Arizona Statutes

28-6701. Establishing, altering or abandoning local highway A. The board of supervisors may establish, alter or abandon a highway in the county and other legal subdivisions and acquire real property for these purposes by purchase, donation, dedication, condemnation or other lawful means. B. A highway in the county or any other legal subdivision may be established or altered by presentation of a petition that is signed by ten or more resident taxpayers of the county to the board of supervisors or to the board of supervisors by the governing body of a legal subdivision, that requests that a highway be established or altered and that gives the highway's beginning, end, general course and direction. The board of supervisors may either reject the petition or act on the petition as prescribed by this article. The board of supervisors may abandon or vacate these highways by resolution as provided in chapter 20, article 8 of this title.