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Vacation of the Stratford Town Plat
March 30, 2021
1:30 p.m.
In Attendance: not recorded, FTR not working
Cindy Carter, Chair
Danny E. Stone, Vice -Chair
Rob Jones, Member
Jerry Gingrich, Deputy 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
The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to consider the vacation of the Stratford Town
Plat Roads.
Keith Elefson, County Engineer, read into the record the following Engineer's Report:
The Board of County Commissioners of Grant County Washington has received a
petition to vacate portions of right-of-way being a portion of the Stratford Town Plat
roads lying in Section 10, Township 22 N, Range 28 East W.M., all in Grant County,
Washington, as shown 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 30th Day of March, 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 30.87.0.50.
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 proponent.
Grant County Public Works, with consultation of the Prosecuting Attorney's office, had
determined that the Stratford Town Plat roads are unbuilt rights and the dedication is
to the Public not the County. No fee title is involved, nor any equitable land
rights. Public Worl(s has not made any improvements upon nor maintained any
portion of the plat other than Logan Avenue, AICA Old Stratford Road, which was
renamed to 1.7 NE in 2018 when Stratford Road was relocated to the west.
I find that this section of public right-of-way is not dedicated to the County far road purposes,
and 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 exceptional conditions.
Members of the public spoke up with concerns over the private alley, egress and ingress to properties,
speaking their opposition to this vacation.
A motion was made by Commissioner Stone, seconded by Commissioner Carter to close the public
comment portion of the hearing. The motion passed with 2 Commissioners in attendance.
Commissioner Stone moved to continue this public hearing to April 13, 2021 at 1:30 pm so that further
information can be received Commissioner Carter seconded and the motion passed with 2
Commissioners in attendance. The hearing adjourned.