"At long last, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors last month voted to hand responsibility of the 0.2-mile stretch over to George, and within weeks the rancher erected a gate. Just as quickly, an old foe - the city of Fremont - has re-emerged to demand the barrier be torn down, arguing the roadway has been part of the city's jurisdiction since it incorporated into the county in 1956."
"The unlikely battleground has been the center of controversy for nearly two decades. In 2008, George and a neighbor filed a lawsuit over traffic and roadway conditions, leading to a settlement in 2012 that delayed the opening of Vargas Plateau Regional Park while East Bay Regional Park District and the city of Fremont spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to improve the road and reduce the number of parking spaces at the park."
A long-running dispute over public access to Morrison Canyon Road centered on a 0.2-mile stretch leading to Christopher George's property and Vargas Plateau Regional Park. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors transferred responsibility for that segment to George, who subsequently erected a gate. The city of Fremont asserts the gate is illegal and demands removal, claiming the roadway has been within city jurisdiction since 1956. City Attorney Rafael Alvarado Jr. wrote that George "illegally constructed an unpermited gate" and that he has "no legal authority" to place a gate over public land, citing decades of public use. A 2008 lawsuit and a 2012 settlement previously delayed the park's opening while agencies improved the road and reduced parking.
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