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Vacation of Right of Way, Westridge Major Plat (Dedication) for Fancher
November 12, 2019
1:45 p.m.
In attendance:
Tom Taylor, Chair
Cindy Carter, Vice -Chair
Richard Stevens, Member
Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board
Jeff Tincher, County Road Engineer
Jerome Wawers, Interim Public Works Director
Public:
Gil Alvarado
1:45 p.m. DUE TO THE FTR SYSTEM NOT WORKI?\TG, THIS MEETING WAS NOT
RECORDED. The Commissioners held an open recordpublic hearing to consider the vacation
of right of way within Lot I of the Westridge Major Plat, Parcel. no. 121822445 (S 26, T 20 N, R
27 E) for Bob Fancher of Fancher Land Investments.
Jeff Tincher, County Road Engineer, 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 Right -of -Way (ROW) being a portion of Right -of -
Way known as Westridge Major Plat —Lot I approximately 230 feet in length, lying in
Section 26 of Township 20 North, Range 27 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 apublic hearing to be held at L-45 PM, November 11, 2019.
The Notice of Heczring was published in the County Official Newspaper and the Notice of
Hearing was posted at each termini in compliance with R CW 36.87.050.
This section of County Road ROW is currently unimproved and the County does not
maintain an active Road on this ROW. All affected parcels are either owned by the
proponents or have frontage on other currently maintained public roads.
Ifind that, this section of County Road is not necessary and useful to the public and the
public would be benefitted by its vacation and abandonment.
Gil Alvarado, representative for the Fan explained lained that the adjoining lot, the owners built a
' property, but it was the Faucher s property. They worked
shop on what they thought was their prop y, to
• a Boundary Line Adjustment and this vacation was the way
with Public Works and found that y
rectify this situation.
Commissioner, seconded b
A motion was made by Carter Commis Y Commissioner Stevens to close the
• hearing. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Stevens
public comment portion of the hea g
resented. Commissioner Carter seconded and the motion
moved to approve the vacation as p
passed unanimously. The hearing adjourned.