Information

Type: Hearing - Vacation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Oct. 5, 2022

Business Meeting: Oct. 11, 2022

Summary:

The County Engineer has determined that a portion of undeveloped 1st Street in Dryad should be vacated and abandoned for the reason that it is useless as a part of the County Road system and that the public will benefit by its vacation and abandonment, as stated in the Engineer's Report dated September 14, 2022.  The report and all related materials having been reviewed by the BOCC and found appropriate for further proceedings.

Publications:

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Dianne Dorey, Tim Fife, Tina Hemphill, Geoff Soderquist, Mike Kroll, Gary Hurley, Zelma Hammer

Vacation

RCW 36.87 allows for the vacation of a county road right of way that is found useless to the needs of the County pending a Report of the County Road Engineer

On September 21, 2022, the County Road Engineer filed his report in writing with the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) setting forth all things required by law to be set forth in the county engineers report.

On September 27, 2022, the BOCC passed Resolution 22-292, which fixed the 11th day of October, 2022, at or after the hour of 10:00 A.M., in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the 2nd Floor of the Historic Courthouse, Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington, as the time and place for the hearing on the report of the County Engineer, and that the BOCC duly caused notice thereof to be published and posted as required by law.

NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED the vacation of a portion of 1st Street Right of Way in Dryad, as shown in Exhibit A, came regularly on for hearing, and due proof having been made to the satisfaction of the BOCC by affidavit of the posting and publication of the notices of hearing and BOCC having considered the engineer's report and all the evidence relative to such vacation, now here finds that this portion of 1st Street in Dryad is not useful to the County road system and of the Order of Vacation No. 22-004 is approved..

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 11th day of October, 2022.