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Vacation of Rd C -NE (Busby)
April 9, 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, Public Works Director
Jerome Wawers, Assistant Public Works Director
Public:
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1:45 p.m. The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to consider a petition from
Jon Busby and Reisha Busby to vacate a certain portion of Road C -NE located in S 3 and 4, T 23
N, R27 EWM, and S 33 and34,T24N, R27EWM.
1:46 p.m. 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 C -NE, Road
Log Number 50630, from Mile Post 1.429 to Mile Post 2.05, lying in Sections 3 & 4 of
Township 23 North, Range 27 East W.M. and Section 33 & 34 of Township 24 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 a public hearing to be held at 1:45 PM, April 9, 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. Road C -NE 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.
I find that, this section of County Road C -NE is not necessary and useful to the public and
the public would be benefitted by its vacation and abandonment with the following
conditions:
The petitioners construct a turnaround approved by the County Road Engineer on C-
NE at Mile Post 1.429 and dedicate any additional right-of-way required for the
turnaround.
If this Road Vacation is approved, the vacation document shall not be recorded until
the turnaround is accepted and approved by the County Road Engineer and any
additional right-of-way required for the turnaround is dedicated to the County.
A motion was made by Commissioner Stevens, seconded by Commissioner Carter to close the
public comment portion of the hearing. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Carter
moved approve the recommendation of the Public Works Director and approve the vacation as
presented recognizing the two (2) Conditions of Approval. Commissioner Stevens seconded and
the motion passed unanimously. The hearing adjourned.