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HomeMy WebLinkAbout*Other - Central ServicesV1 C-�tw I Grant County Cental Services POBox 37 Ephrata WA 98823 (509) 754-2011 Ext -3276 Board of County Commissioners April 4, 2023 Re: Bureau of Reclamation, Removal of Easement In recent discussions with the Bureau of Reclamation, it was relayed to me that the Bureau desires to remove an easement that runs along the entire eastern boundary of the fairgrounds on Paxon Dr. This easement extends much further. It impacts numerous parties, of which we are a single one. ,The Bureau has taken the total cost of removing the easement and evenly divided it amongst the affected parties. These parties include the City of Moses Lake, the PUD, Hayden Homes, and several investment firms. They have requested that we all share the cost of removing the easement. I am in favor of this. As the board may or may not be aware, I spent a year's effort to receive permission from the Bureau to transit the new sewer and fiber through the easement to install the flowmeter as required by the City of Moses Lake when we made sewer improvements to the fairgrounds. To this day, I have only a saved email from a now former Bureau employee stating we could go ahead, but it was not the formal approval. We have never received that, and I gave up trying to work with the Bureau on this specific installation. All other parties have agreed (as per the Bureau) to pay the $4,000.00 charge to remove the easement. Any plans on this part of the fairgrounds would require a transit of services from Paxon Dr. to the fairgrounds. Removing this easement would negate a bureaucracy that has been nearly impossible to navigate. With the Boards permission, through Central Services and the facilities budget, the County will remit the $4,000 to the Bureau of Reclamation and have our portion removed. Respectfully submitted, 2Jom &aincf Tom Gaines Director, Grant County WA Central Services Department Tom Gaines Director of Central Services tgaines@grantcountywa.gov - � r. i 11 R � " "To meet current and future needs, serving together with public and private entities, while fostering a respectful and successful work environment." Tom Gaines Grant County P.O. Box 37 Ephrata, Washington 98823 Subject: Administrative Costs Associated with the Abandonment of the ELI 8NVW, Contract No. 23-07-16-L641 1� EF O 23-0005-25 Dear Mr. Gaines: This letter is in response: to correspondence discussing the abandonment of a portion of the ELI 8WW that crosses County owned Grant County Parcel Nos. 1.7o 12000 and 170613002, used for the Grant County Fairgrounds located in Section Sixteen (16), Township Nineteen (19) North, kange Twenty -Eight (28) East, Willamette Meridian, Columbia Basin Project, Grant County, Washington. Reclamation is prepared to abandon this portion of the ELI 8WW. However, in accordance with 43 CF -R, §429.18, Reclamation has detem-lined an estimate of administrative costs for processing the abandonment. Reclamation i's estimating an administrative cost of $4,000.00. Remember this is only an estimate. Should the estimated administrative costs prove to be insufficient, Reclamation -will notify you, in writing, of the additional amount needed. If the funds collected exceed the administrative costs, a. refund of the excess amount will be returned to you. In accordance with 43 CFR §429.17, administrative costs must be collected in advance of Reclamation processing the abandonment. If payment is not received within 90 days m frothe date of thi's letter, Reclamation may c. lose your file. If the file is closed, you will need to submit a new application and $100.00 nonrefundable application fee. If you wish to proceed, please send a check or money order in above listed amount, and mail it to the following address: Bureau of Reclamation Attn: Karissa McDonald 32 C Street NW Ephrata, WA 98823 I INTERIOR REGION 9 * COLUMBIA -PACIFIC NORTHWEST IDAHO, MONTAN9, OREGON*, WASHINGTON " DATIAL Thank you for your prompt consideration in this matter. If you have any questions or comments regarding your request, please contact Mrs. Karissa McDonald, Acting Realty Supervisor, at (509) 906-0917 or Hromm @vusbrjv - -v. If you are hard of hearing, deaf, or hearing impaired, please call 7-1 -1 for the telecommunications relay system. Sincerely, Y Digitally signed by CLYDE LAY CLYDE L►. Date: 2023.03.30 10:58:18 -07'00' Clyde Lay Field Office Manager.