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Vacation of unbuilt right of way alley Blk 6, Fordair (James and Tammie Stephens, petitioners)
April 27, 2021
1:30 p.m.
In Attendance:
Cindy Carter, Chair
Danny E. Stone, Vice -Chair
Rob Jones, Member
Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board
Sam Castro, Public Works Director
Sam Dart, Assistant Public Works Director
Brittany Lutz, Public Works
Barb O'Neil, Public Works
Public: See attached
1:30 p.m. The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to consider the vacation of the
unbuilt right of way — alley, Fordair, S 26, T 25 N, R 28 E, WM.
Sam Castro, Public Works Director, read into the record the Engineers Report, as he was not present at
the hearing:
The Board of County Commissioners of Grant County Washington has received a petition to
vacate that portion of County Right-of-way surplus being a portion of the Trinidad Plat Alley in
Block 7 and right-of-way between Blocks 7 and 4; lying in the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 Section
18 of Township 20 North, Range 23 East W,M., all in Grant County, Washington, as hatch
marked on the attached Exhibit A.
The Board of County Commissioners determined that consideration should be given to the
petition and directed the County Road Engineer to prepare a report on the proposed vacation
and abandonment for a public hearing to be held at 1:30 PM, Tuesday, the 27``'t Day of April,
2021. The Notice of Hearing was published in the County Official Newspaper and the Notice of
Hearing was posted at each termini in compliance with RCW 36.87.050.
The proponents of the petition own the majority of the frontage along the petitioned County
Surplus Right-of-way; these roads are not active on the County Road System. The affected
parcels are owned by the proponents.
/find that, this section of County Right-of-way Surplus is not necessary and useful to the
public and the public would be benefitted by its vacation and abandonment as a reduction in
liability and maintenance, with no exceptions except utilities.
A motion was made by Commissioner Stone, seconded by Commissioner Jones to close the public
comment portion of the hearing. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Stone moved to
approve the vacation as presented. Commissioner Jones seconded and the motion passed
unanimously. The hearing adjourned.