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News: Land owner disputes ownership of Beech Bend Rd

By Wes

Oct. 28th, 2006 -- On Tuesday a group of Bowling Green, KY business leaders met  hoping to end a battle over a small stretch of Beech Bend Road that leads into the park’s property.

The land dispute has been ongoing for more than three years and has already cost the city of Bowling Green millions of dollars in tourism revenue.

The issue at hand is the last 700 feet of Beech Bend Road that Former Court of Appeals Judge Matt Baker says is his property and is private land.  Dallas Jones, owner of Beech Bend however says that the road is public.

This August the Court of Appeals ruled that Beech Bend Road was in fact property of the county, but Baker is appealing the decision.

The park and drag strip have already lost business due to the dispute.  In September the National Hot Rod Association announced it would no longer hold its annual reunion at the complex because of the ongoing dispute.

At this time the dispute is still ongoing.  Stay tuned to ThrillNetwork for future developments.

For more information, visit WBKO.



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