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Vacation of M.5 -NW Road and Rights -of -Way (LBT Enterprises)
January 29, 2019
1:45 p.m.
In Attendance:
Tom Taylor, Chair
Cindy Carter, Vice -Chair
Richard Stevens, Member
Jerry Gingrich, Deputy Clerk of the Board
Jeff Tincher, Public Works Director
Public:
See sign in sheet
The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to consider a petition from LBT
Enterprises for the vacation of M.5 -NW Road and Rights -of -Way, roadlog 32750 BMP 0.511 to
EMP 1.032 in the north half of S 26, T 21 N, R 24 E, WM.
Jeff Tincher, Public Works Director, read into the record his Engineer's Report:
The Board of County Commissioners of Grant County Washington has received a petition
to vacate that portion of County Road being all that portion of County Road M.5 -NW, Road
Log Number 32750, from Mile Post 0.511 to Mile Post 1.032, lying in the North % of
Section 26 of Township 21 North, Range 24 East W.M., all in Grant County, Washington,
as highlighted 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 1:45 PM, January 29, 2019.
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
Road. M.5 -NW is on the active County Road System. All affected parcels are either owned
by the proponents or have frontage on other currently maintained public roads.
The proponents submitted this petition to adjust the right-of-way for where the road
actually exists and have agreed to provide new right-of-way documents for this section of
M.5 -NW. The existing right-of-way follows the section line and the existing road and
utilities do not follow the section line, off approximately 17 feet at the north section line.
I find that, this section of County Road M.5 -NW from MP 0.511 to MP 1.032 is not
necessary and useful to the public and the public would be benefitted by its vacation and
abandonment with the condition that the proponents provide updated right-of-way
documents for this section of Road M. 5 -NW in the north % of Section 26 of Township 21
North, Range 24 East W.M. and this Vacation, if approved, will not be filed until the new
right-of-way documents are ready to be recorded in consecutive order.
A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Stevens to close the
public comment portion of the hearing. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Stevens
moved to approve the vacation as presented. Commissioner Carter seconded and the motion
passed unanimously. The hearing adjourned.