Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Aug. 19, 2020

Business Meeting: Aug. 24, 2020

Summary:

The property owner abutting the portion of Theo. Hoss Road has requested that the County vacate the right of way. Any and all interests other than the requesting parties will be evaluated as part of the Engineer's Report.

Passing the resolution would instruct the County Road Engineer to examine the portion of road, evaluate the request, and file an Engineer's Report, as required by RCW 36.87.010 and LCC 12.15. A copy of the request from the property owner is attached.

Instruct the County Road Engineer to examine the road as required by RCW 36.87.010 and LCC 12.15 and report his findings to the Board of County Commissioners.

Publications:

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Kelly Albert, Kim Amrine, Martin Roy, Matt Hinderlie, Rose Williams, TIm Fife, and Tina Hemphill

Resolution

WHEREAS, RCW 36.87 authorizes the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to vacate useless county roads or portions thereof; and

WHEREAS, the BOCC has received information indicating that a portion of the Theo. Hoss Road No. 132 may be useless as a part of the county road system, that the public may be benefited by its vacation, and intends to proceed to determine whether the road should be vacated and abandoned; and

WHEREAS, when considering vacation of a county road the BOCC may by resolution declare its intention to vacate the road and direct the County Road Engineer to report on such vacation.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County Road Engineer is instructed to examine all that part of the following described portion of the Theo. Hoss Road No. 132 as required by RCW 36.87.010 and LCC 12.15 and report his recommendations to the BOCC:

All that portion of the Theo. Hoss Road No. 132 lying within Lot 2 of Large Lot Simple Segregation No. SS 20-00006, recorded May 12, 2020, under Auditor's File No. 3523270, records of Lewis County, Washington, being located in the  Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter ( SW1/4 SE1/4) of Section 22, Township 14 North, Range 2 West, W.M.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 24th day of August, 2020.