Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: May 1, 2024

Business Meeting: May 7, 2024

Summary:

A property owner has requested the vacation of undeveloped Cannon Road, lying between Cedar Street and Alder Street, in Packwood.  Resolution 24-106, passed by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on April 9, 2024, directed the County Engineer to examine that portion of undeveloped Cannon Road, and report his opinion to the BOCC.  On May 1, 2024, the Engineer's Report on the matter of the proposed vacation was filed with the BOCC.  This resolution sets June 4, 2024, at or after the hour of 10:00 a.m., in the BOCC Hearing Room on the 2nd floor of the Historic Courthouse in Chehalis, Washington, as the time and place for the hearing on the County Engineer's Report.  The resolution also calls for the Clerk of the Board to proceed with all the necessary notifications, posting, and publication.

Publications: The Chronicle May 9, 2024 May 16, 2024

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Tina Hemphill

Resolution

WHEREAS, RCW 36.87 allows for the vacation of a county road that is found useless to the needs of the County pending a report of the County Engineer; and

WHEREAS, Resolution 24-106, passed by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on April 9, 2024, directed the County Engineer to examine a portion of Cannon Road and report his findings to the BOCC; and

WHEREAS, as required by RCW 36.87, the report of the County Engineer on the matter of the proposed vacation of the following described portion of Cannon Road was filed in the office of the BOCC on May 1, 2024, to wit:

All that portion of undeveloped Cannon Road, lying between Cedar Street and Alder Street, in Section 16, Township 13 North, Range 9 East, W.M.; and

WHEREAS, the report and all related materials have been reviewed by the BOCC and found appropriate for further proceedings.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that on June 4, 2024, at or after 10 a.m. in the BOCC Hearing Room on the second floor of the Historic Courthouse in Chehalis, Washington, has been fixed as the time and place for the hearing on the County Engineer's Report, when and where all persons may appear and be heard upon report and upon the matter of the vacation of that undeveloped road described above. Interested parties are encouraged to check the Commissioners' hearing schedule online at https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/commissioners/agenda-calendar as the hearing date approaches for updated details; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Board is hereby instructed to proceed with all necessary notifications, posting and publication.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 7th day of May, 2024.